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Meaning of ROSEFISH

Pronunciation:  'rowz`fish

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  large fish of northern Atlantic coasts of America and Europe
  2. [n]  North Atlantic rockfish
 
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 Synonyms: ocean perch, ocean perch, redfish, Sebastodes marinus
 
 See Also: rockfish, rockfish

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Rose"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A large marine scorp[ae]noid food fish ({Sebastes marinus})
found on the northern coasts of Europe and America. called
also {red perch}, {hemdurgan}, {Norway haddok}, and also,
erroneously, {snapper}, {bream}, and {bergylt}.
Note: When full grown it is usually bright rose-red or
      orange-red; the young are usually mottled with red and
      ducky brown.
 

 

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