Bluefish

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A voracious fish (Pomatomus saltatrix) found in waters of the Atlantic and Indian Ocean. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    bluish warm-water marine food and game fish that follow schools of small fishes into shallow waters wordnet
  3. 3
    The puddingwife wrasse (Halichoeres radiatus). countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    fatty bluish flesh of bluefish wordnet
  5. 5
    A New Zealand bluefish (Girella cyanea). countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria). UK, countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    An Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus). Canada, countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    Kyphosus vaigiensis. Malaysia, countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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blue-bronze chubbrassyelfgoldengoldenlowfin

Example

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"More than 250 fish species use the Chesapeake Bay and tributaries for some portion of their life cycles, including American and hickory shad, river herring, striped bass, eel, weakfish, bluefish, flounder, oysters, and blue crabs. More than 300 migratory bird species can also be found in the watershed."

Etymology

From blue + fish.

Related phrases

Bermuda bluefishBoston bluefishJapanese bluefishNew Zealand bluefishsalmon bluefishindian oceanpollachius virenspuddingwife wrasse

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