scotsman, noun
- Forms:
- Also with initial capital.
- Origin:
- Unknown (but see quotation 1953).
The seabream Polysteganus praeorbitalis of the Sparidae; Scotchman sense 2.
- Note:
- The name ‘scotsman’ is used for this species in Smith and Heemstra’s Smiths’ Sea Fishes (1986).
1949 J.L.B. Smith Sea Fishes of Sn Afr. 278Scotsman...Profile of head smoothly convex...Attains 30 ins...Found only in South Africa, from Algoa Bay to Beira, in deep water.
1991 Weekend Post 6 Apr. 4Among the linefish species affected by the increased size limits, the most commonly caught are..: Musselcracker.., scotsman (30cm, 25cm), [etc.].
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