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Meaning of "Balmain bug" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BALMAIN BUG

Named after Balmain, a suburb of Sydney, Australia.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BALMAIN BUG

Balmain bug  [ˈbælmeɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BALMAIN BUG

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Balmain bug is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BALMAIN BUG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ibacus peronii

Ibacus peronii, the Balmain bug or butterfly fan lobster, is a species of slipper lobster. It lives in shallow waters around Australia and is the subject of small-scale fishery. It is a flattened, reddish brown animal, up to 23 cm long and 14 cm wide, with flattened antennae and no claws.

Definition of Balmain bug in the English dictionary

The definition of Balmain bug in the dictionary is a flattish edible Australian shellfish, Ibacus peronii, similar to the Moreton Bay bug.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BALMAIN BUG


Alamein
ˈæləˌmeɪn
almain
ˈælmeɪn
amain
əˈmeɪn
Charlemagne
ˈʃɑːləˌmeɪn
demain
dɪˈmeɪn
demaine
dɪˈmeɪn
domain
dəˈmeɪn
germane
dʒɜːˈmeɪn
humane
hjuːˈmeɪn
inhumane
ˌɪnhjʊˈmeɪn
legerdemain
ˌlɛdʒədəˈmeɪn
main
meɪn
Maine
meɪn
mane
meɪn
Moulmein
maʊlˈmeɪn
multidomain
ˌmʌltɪdəˈmeɪn
mythomane
ˈmɪθəˌmeɪn
pearmain
ˈpɛəˌmeɪn
remain
rɪˈmeɪn
romaine
rəʊˈmeɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BALMAIN BUG

Ballymena
Ballymoney
ballyrag
ballyragged
ballyragging
balm
balm of Gilead
balm-like
balmacaan
Balmain
Balmer
Balmer series
balmier
balmiest
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Balmoral
balmorality
Balmunc
Balmung

WORDS THAT END LIKE BALMAIN BUG

assassin bug
chinch bug
Croton bug
flower bug
flu bug
harlequin bug
June bug
kissing bug
lightning bug
May bug
mealy bug
millennium bug
Moreton Bay bug
pill bug
potato bug
rhododendron bug
shield bug
stink bug
tummy bug
water bug

Synonyms and antonyms of Balmain bug in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Balmain bug» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BALMAIN BUG

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The translations of Balmain bug from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Balmain bug» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

巴尔曼虫
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Translator English - Spanish

Balmain bug
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Balmain bug
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Translator English - Hindi

Balmain बग
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Translator English - Arabic

بالمن علة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Balmain ошибка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Balmain bug
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাল্মাইইন বাগ
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Translator English - French

Balmain bug
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Translator English - Malay

Balmain bug
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Translator English - German

Balmain Bug
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Translator English - Japanese

バルマンのバグ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

발 메인 버그
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Balmain bug
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Balmain lỗi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Balmain பிழை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बाल्मेन बग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Balmain böceği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Balmain bug
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Balmain błąd
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Balmain помилка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Balmain bug
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Translator English - Greek

Balmain bug
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Balmain fout
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Balmain bug
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Balmain bug
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BALMAIN BUG»

The term «Balmain bug» is barely ever used and occupies the 200.909 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BALMAIN BUG»

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Marine Decapod Crustacea of Southern Australia: A Guide to ...
They are also known as slipper lobsters but in Australia the two most common edible species are the Balmain bug (Ibacus peronii) and the Moreton Bay bug ( Thenus sp.). A popular account of the biology of the Australian species was given by ...
Gary C. B. Poore, Shane T. Ahyong, 2004
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Cookery for the Hospitality Industry
Balmain bug – found all around southern Australia. These bugs have their eyes close together and have a broad body. They have a Balmain bug medium to strong flavour and a firm texture. Meat is only obtained from the tail, and they yield ...
Graham Dodgshun, Michel Peters, David O'Dea, 2011
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Kangaroo's Comments and Wallaby's Words: The Aussie Word Book
The proper names for these little crustaceans is the Balmain Bug and Moreton Bay Bug. In truth, bugs are kin to lobsters — small versions, known as bay lobsters or shovel-nosed lobsters. The longer formal names tell a diner where the bug ...
Helen Jonsen, 1999
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The Biology and Fisheries of the Slipper Lobster
17.1.3 Ibacus chacei Brown &Holthuis, 1998 Common names include: smooth bug, Balmain bug, and garlic bug (Queensland). The name “garlic bug” alludes to the strong odor that emanates from mature males after capture; a similar odor is ...
Kari L. Lavalli, Ehud Spanier, 2007
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103 Fish Recipes
Balmain bug and prawn salad with saffron vinaigrette Ingredients (serves 8) - 2 red capsicums, quartered, seeded - 2 pinches of saffron threads - 1 tbs hot water - 2 tsp cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp sweet paprika - 4 (about 400g) ripe egg tomatoes, ...
Ahron Sharabi
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Heart of the Dreaming
... mussels, calamari, octopus and oysters. 'And what's this?' asked Saskia, lifting a brown shellfish from the bottom of the dish. 'A Balmain bug ... surely you've tried one before! You lived at Balmain.' 'If you like lobster and crab you'll like that .
Di Morrissey, 2011
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Field Guide to Seafood: How to Identify, Select, and Prepare ...
The slipper lobster (Scyllarus arctus) looks like a Hat lobster without claws. Though the meat of the tail tastes good, there is not much of it. The Balmain bug or butterfly slipper lobster (Ibacus peronif) is the most common member of this family in ...
Aliza Green, 2007
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Lobsters: Biology, Management, Aquaculture & Fisheries
13.2D; common names in eastern Australia- smooth bug, Balmain bug, and garlic bug (Haddy et al., 2007)] is a recently described species that was previously confused with I. brevipes because of similarity of size and appearance and ...
Bruce Phillips, 2013
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SaltShaker Spanish-English-Spanish Food and Wine Dictionary ...
... bread ciboulette - chive cidra - citron cierva/o - deer cigala - crayfish, freshwater prawn cigarra de mar - slipper lobster, Moreton Bay bug, Balmain bug ciguata/o -fish poisoning victim (Caribbean, México) cilantro - cilantro, coriander cincelar ...
Dan Perlman, 2009
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Australian Fish Farmer: A Practical Guide to Aquaculture
Sometimes the location of the bugs' habitat is added to their names, hence the names 'Morton Bay bug' and 'Balmain bug'. In recent years, in what is probably an attempt to make their name more attractive to purchasers, this group has been  ...
John Mosig, Ric Fallu, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BALMAIN BUG»

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Step aside soft-shell crab, the lobster war is coming to Sydney.
Waterman's won't live on lobster alone, with Balmain bug and Spencer Gulf prawns also slated for the menu. Expect one wine to have a big say ... «Good Food, May 15»
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B-Girl's Blazey Best: my secret Sydney
Then we got a little Balmain bug salad in a yummy brioche roll. A recent discovery is The Gretz in Enmore. Photo: Cole Bennetts. Where do you ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 15»
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Foveaux St Dining
... Modern Australian · $$$. Rating: 4 out of 5 stars. Reader ratings (14). Go-to dish: Balmain bug congee, almond tofu, star anise, peanuts ... «Good Food, Feb 15»
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Aled Jones: 'People think I'm still a 13-year-old choirboy in a ruff …
I'd have a Balmain Bug lobster and a few glasses of Australian sauvignon blanc. I'd have a snooze in the afternoon, then wake up on Macaroni ... «Daily Mail, Nov 14»
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Sydney oldest sailing event the Balmain Regatta will offer something …
Dwarfed by the Boomerang will be Balmain Bug, a six-foot skiff which has rarely sailed since it last appeared at the regatta 10 years ago. «The Daily Telegraph, Oct 14»
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Sky Venue renamed to Studio Sydney Tower
Guests were treated to New York-inspired cocktails, Champagne and beluga caviar blinis, balmain bug ceviche, cognac and brandy infused ... «SpiceNews, Sep 14»
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Our spirit of charity chucked: Salvos forced to remove more than 100 …
Eastern Sydney Salvos store area manager Jeff McCartney said much of the rubbish, which included ''prawns, oyster and Balmain bug shells ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jan 14»
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A whole new world: Rockpool's dining room is mesmerising. Photo …
An all-out hit, its fleshy lobes of Balmain bug team sweetly with lush rice, crisp-fried breadstick, star anise-scented peanuts and almond ... «Good Food, Dec 13»
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Part Two: Behind closed doors
... using amazing, beautiful King George Whiting and Spencer Gulf prawns, and splitting a live Balmain bug in half and cooking it over charcoal. «Good Food, Oct 13»
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Fancy a kransky. . . yiro. . . bug-tail or pie-floater?
... my eyebrows rose as Rhoderick ordered “bug-tails”, which proved to be a delicious crustacean delicacy, properly known as the Balmain bug, ... «Zimbabwe Independent, Jan 13»

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