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musselcracker
(mussel|crack¦er)
Pronunciation:
/ˈmʌs(ə)lkrakə/
noun
South African
a large sea bream with powerful jaws, feeding on shellfish and crustaceans and popular with anglers.
Lithognathus
and other genera, family
Sparidae
: several species
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