Meaning of JEWFISH
| Pronunciation: | | 'joo`fish
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- [n] large dark grouper with a thick head and rough scales
- [n] large important food fish of Australia; almost indistinguishable from the maigre
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| | Synonyms: | | mulloway, Mycteroperca bonaci, Sciaena antarctica |
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| | See Also: | | genus Mycteroperca, genus Sciaena, grouper, Mycteroperca, Sciaena, sciaenid, sciaenid fish | |
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| | Definition: | | \Jew"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
1. A very large serranoid fish ({Promicrops itaiara}) of
Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. It often reaches the
weight of five hundred pounds. Its color is olivaceous or
yellowish, with numerous brown spots. Called also {guasa},
and {warsaw}.
2. A similar gigantic fish ({Stereolepis gigas}) of Southern
California, valued as a food fish.
3. The black grouper of Florida and Texas.
4. A large herringlike fish; the tarpum.
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