جِرِّيثٌ
Root: جرث
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جِرِّيثٌ
A kind of fish, well known, also called
جِرِّىٌّ and صِلَّوْرٌ, resembling a serpent, called in Persian
مَارْ مَاهِى [snake-fish, or eel]; forbidden to be eaten by the Jews: whether it be lawful to the Muslims is disputed: قِرِّيثٌ is a dial. var. (S in art. قرث.)
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