geel|bek

geel|bek
geel|bec or geel|bek «GEEL BEHK», noun.
1. a widely-distributed South African wild duck with a bright yellow bill.
2. a large, coarse, mackerel-like fish related to the drumfish, found around the Cape of Good Hope.
╂[< Afrikaans geelbek < geel yellow + bek beak]

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