What does "musselcracker" mean?

Any member of two species of marine ray-finned fish, found in South African waters, belonging to the family Sparidae:; Cymatoceps nasutus (black musselcracker)

Musselcracker

Q: What is a synonym for "musselcracker"?

Common synonyms include: biskop, black biskop, black musselcracker, mussel-crusher, musselcracker seabream, musselcrusher.

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Noun

1
Any member of two species of marine ray-finned fish, found in South African waters, belonging to the family Sparidae:; Cymatoceps nasutus (black musselcracker)
2
Any member of two species of marine ray-finned fish, found in South African waters, belonging to the family Sparidae:; Sparodon durbanensis (white musselcracker)

Synonyms

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biskop black biskop black musselcracker mussel-crusher musselcracker seabream musselcrusher

Etymology

From mussel + cracker

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