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Perhaps corrupted from the Spanish name in Cuba, pudiano verde.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
puddingwife wrasse
Today it means: Halichoeres radiatus, an American wrasse. Full definition →
Today it means: Halichoeres radiatus, an American wrasse. Full definition →
Perhaps corrupted from the Spanish name in Cuba, pudiano verde.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.