Meaning of KINGFISH
| Pronunciation: | | 'king`fish
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- [n] large game fish of Australia and New Zealand
- [n] any of several food and game fishes of the drum family indigenous to warm Atlantic waters of the North American coast
- [n] small silvery marine food fish found off California
- [n] large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters
- [n] the lean flesh of any of several fish caught off the Atlantic coast of the United States
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| | Synonyms: | | cero, chenfish, Genyonemus lineatus, pintado, Scomberomorus regalis, Seriola grandis, white croaker |
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| | See Also: | | cero, croaker, genus Genyonemus, genus Menticirrhus, genus Scomberomorus, Genyonemus, jack, kingfish, kingfish, Menticirrhus, pintado, saltwater fish, Scomberomorus, Scomberomorus regalis, Spanish mackerel, whiting | |
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| | Definition: | | \King"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) An American marine food fish of the genus {Menticirrus},
especially {M. saxatilis}, or {M. nebulosos}, of the
Atlantic coast; -- called also {whiting}, {surf whiting},
and {barb}.
(b) The opah.
(c) The common cero; also, the spotted cero. See {Cero}.
(d) The queenfish.
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