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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MORETON BAY BUG

Named after Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MORETON BAY BUG

Moreton Bay bug  [ˈmɔːtən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MORETON BAY BUG

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Moreton Bay bug is a noun.
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WHAT DOES MORETON BAY BUG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Moreton Bay bug

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Thenus orientalis is a species of slipper lobster from the Indian and Pacific oceans. Moreton Bay bug flesh prior to cooking T. orientalis is known by a number of common names. The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization prefers the name flathead lobster, while the official Australian name is Bay lobster. In Australia, it is more widely known as the Moreton Bay bug after Moreton Bay, a location in Queensland. In Singapore, both the flathead lobster and true crayfish are confusingly called crayfish. They are popularly used in many Singaporean dishes. T. orientalis has a strongly depressed body, and grows to a maximum body length of 25 centimetres, or a carapace length of 8 cm. Thenus orientalis has an Indo-West Pacific distribution, ranging from the east coast of Africa to China including the Persian Gulf, southern Japan, the Philippines and along the northern coast of Australia from Western Australia to Queensland. They are also caught on a small scale off the shores of Malaysia and Singapore.

Definition of Moreton Bay bug in the English dictionary

The definition of Moreton Bay bug in the dictionary is a flattish edible shellfish, Thenus orientalis, of Northern Australian waters.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MORETON BAY BUG


boughten
ˈbɔːtən
burton
ˈbɜːtən
certain
ˈsɜːtən
foreshorten
fɔːˈʃɔːtən
gluten
ˈɡluːtən
Gorton
ˈɡɔːtən
kindergarten
ˈkɪndəˌɡɑːtən
Laughton
ˈlɔːtən
Morton
ˈmɔːtən
Norton
ˈnɔːtən
Orton
ˈɔːtən
quartan
ˈkwɔːtən
quartern
ˈkwɔːtən
shorten
ˈʃɔːtən
tauten
ˈtɔːtən
thoughten
ˈθɔːtən
Throckmorton
ˈθrɒkˌmɔːtən
unfoughten
ʌnˈfɔːtən
Warton
ˈwɔːtən
Wharton
ˈwɔːtən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MORETON BAY BUG

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morello
morello cherry
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Moreton Bay chestnut
Moreton Bay fig

WORDS THAT END LIKE MORETON BAY BUG

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Synonyms and antonyms of Moreton Bay bug in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Moreton Bay bug» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MORETON BAY BUG

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The translations of Moreton Bay 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 «Moreton Bay bug» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

摩顿湾的bug
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Moreton Bay bug
570 millions of speakers

English

Moreton Bay bug
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Moreton बे बग
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

خليج مورتون علة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Мортон Бэй ошибка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Moreton Bay bug
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মোরেটন বে বাগ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Moreton Bay bug
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bayi Teluk Moreton
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Translator English - German

Moreton Bay Bug
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

モートン湾のバグ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

모레 톤 베이 버그
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Moreton Bay bug
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Lỗi Moreton Bay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Moreton Bay bug
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मोरेटन बे बग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Moreton Körfezi böceği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Moreton Bay bug
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Moreton Bay błąd
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Мортон Бей помилка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Moreton Bay bug
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Moreton Bay bug
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Moreton Bay fout
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Moreton Bay bugg
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Moreton Bay bug
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Moreton Bay bug

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MORETON BAY BUG»

The term «Moreton Bay bug» is normally little used and occupies the 122.853 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Moreton Bay bug

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MORETON BAY BUG»

Discover the use of Moreton Bay bug in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Moreton Bay bug and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rough Guide to Australia
In the opposite direction, coastal suburbs provide access to the shallow waters §• ot Moreton Bay, famous throughout Australia as the home of the unfortunately named Moreton Bay Bug, which is actually a small, delicious lobster-like ...
‎2003
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The Diner's Dictionary: Word Origins of Food and Drink
Moreton Bay bug | 237 Montmorency A variety of sour cherry with bright red skin. It originated in a valley of that name in the Île-de-France. Dishes, sauces, etc. with Montmorency in their name include these cherries: 'slow-roast glazed duck ...
John Ayto, 2012
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Marine Decapod Crustacea of Southern Australia: A Guide to ...
The Moreton Bay bug, as it is known in Australia, is a complex of species not occurring in southern Australia but seen in fish markets. Balmain bugs are more frequent in Melbourne shops, commonly mislabelled as Moreton Bay bugs. Moreton ...
Gary C. B. Poore, Shane T. Ahyong, 2004
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Field Guide to Seafood: How to Identify, Select, and Prepare ...
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 Australia and makes for excellent eating. The Moreton Bay bug (Thenus  ...
Aliza Green, 2007
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Chicken A La King And The Buffalo Wing: Food Names And The ...
word for a scallop is Jakobsmuschel, which means “mussel of SaintJames.” MORETON BAY BUG The “bay bug” is what the Australians call this saltwater shellfish that looks like a cross between a miniature clawless lobster and a horseshoe ...
Steven Gilbar, 2008
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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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Animal Pursuits: A Frivolous Frolic Through the Puntastic ...
Merlin Moreton Bay Bug. Shutter bug, is he? Yes, him and his offsider, Timon Tripodfish—they have the travel bug. What's the travel bug's name? Bugsy Bug. They call him Bugly. He's been bugging them a lot lately. >x< >x< >x< ERIC ELIVIER ...
Richard J. Atkinson, 2012
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Cookery for the Hospitality Industry
Moreton Bay bug – found around the northern waters ofAustralia. These bugs have their eyes on the outer edges of their shells and are generally larger than Balmain bugs, with a narrower body. Their texture and flavour and meat recovery is ...
Graham Dodgshun, Michel Peters, David O'Dea, 2011
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Life's a Blog
True! In far north Queensland, stingers inhabit sea water, and you don't swim there! Great White Sharks seem to like WA waters not so far from Perth. Beware! Moreton Bay, Queensland is home to the extremely tasty Moreton Bay Bug — a shell ...
Richard Plant, 2012
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Brisbane, Australia: Frommer's ShortCuts
Try the pan-fried market fish with green pea and smokey bacon risotto, or slow roast fillet of beef and Moreton Bay bug. The sunset dinner menu&A$37 for three courses if you finish by 7pm&is available starting at 5pm. When you)ve finished ...
Frommer's ShortCuts, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MORETON BAY BUG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Moreton Bay bug is used in the context of the following news items.
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Brisbane Night Noodle Markets 2015: a taste of the menu
The menu has been tweaked along the way, with Moreton Bay bug curry developing a name as their signature, but a much more humble dish, ... «Good Food, Jul 15»
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10 reasons why Queenslanders hate New South Wales on the eve …
Trying to tell us the Balmain bug is better than the Moreton Bay bug. Shame, shame, shame. 9. Mick Stone for sin-binning Wally Lewis (1988), ... «Courier Mail, Jul 15»
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Finding Johnny Depp is a challenge worthy of any landlubber …
As I dined in Hollywood style at Tides restaurant, I mused on whether the film crew might have tried this Moreton Bay bug risotto. A quick inquiry ... «NEWS.com.au, Jun 15»
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The refreshed Regatta at Rose Bay. Photo: James Alcock
The grown-ups order confit calamari with squid ink ($26), a sashimi selection ($24), and mushroom soup with Moreton Bay bug and pork belly ... «Good Food, Jun 15»
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Roasted peppers are charred to caramelised sweetness at Firedoor …
Seafood is another highlight; buttery Moreton Bay bug tails are sweetly smoky, served atop tart apple slivers and crisp snow pea tendrils, while ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 15»
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Miss Moneypenny's, Noosa, where Naples meets Alien
There is also a pizza that comes with an entire Moreton Bay bug on top, shell and all. It's Naples meets Alien. In a mammoth show of hospitality, ... «The Australian, May 15»
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A to Zim: 'San Andreas' Star Todd Williams Answers Our 26 Burning …
Eat a Moreton Bay bug which was delicious. That, and drive on the other side of the road. After that I felt like a boss. Now I'm "ambi-operative. «Zimbio, May 15»
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Behind the scenes: The Weekly's must see Most Stylish Women …
Salad of Moreton Bay bug, prawn, pea cream, apple, radish, trout roe, chervil. Seared scallops, skara bacon, corn purée, faro, basil salsa. «Australian Women's Weekly, May 15»
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REVIEW: Firedoor is the restaurant Sydney's wanted for a long time
After slices of wood-fired bread ($6), comes sweetly refreshing and pretty Moreton bay bug tail ($15) balanced upon tart granny smith slices ... «Business Insider Australia, May 15»
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Forty-eight hours in Brisbane: what to do and where to go
I recommend the beef cheeks braised in rock sugar and soy, black bean and chilli sauce ($35) and the Moreton Bay bug dumplings with XO ... «The Guardian, May 15»

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