kingklip
(ˈkɪŋklɪp)
In full, kingklipfish (-visch).
[Afrikaans, f. Du. koningklipvisch: see klipfish.]
One of several South African marine food fishes, esp. Epinephelus andersoni, of the family Serranidæ.
| [1843 J. C. Chase Cape of Good Hope 169 Koning Klip Fish, King Rock Fish. Scarcer than the preceding, very considerably larger, and less delicate, but in much repute.] 1876 H. Brooks Natal iv. 141 Klipvisch, kingklip fish..are held in very high estimation. 1878 K. Johnston Africa xxiii. 393 Not fewer than forty-four varieties of edible fishes have been enumerated, including..‘King Klip’. 1893 H. A. Bryden Gun & Camera S. Afr. xx. 449 Many of the fish in Cape waters furnish excellent eating; the Roman, kingklipvisch, stomneus, steenbras, and klipvisch being among the choicest. 1923 Nature 24 Feb. 271/1 The kingklip (in appearance like a ling). 1930 C. L. Biden Sea-Angling Fishes of Cape 2 Angling for..kabeljou, stockfish, and king klipfish. 1950 M. Masson Birds of Passage xii. 121 Vendor and buyer alike haggled over the merits of..Kingclipfish. 1971 Rand Daily Mail 4 Sept. 1/3 Kingklip, soles and Cape salmon were almost unobtainable. |