Roughy

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A fish in family Trachichthyidae; The orange roughy, Hoplostethus atlanticus.

    "Other deep creatures now being harvested or targeted as seafood include rattails, skates, squid, red crabs, orange roughy, black oreos, smooth oreos, hoki, blue ling, southern blue whiting, sablefish, black scabbard fish and spiny dogfish."

  2. 2
    A fish in family Trachichthyidae; Any of several marine fish of the related genus Trachichthys, which have rough and spiny scales. Australia

Synonyms

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orange roughyorange roughyredfishruffruffshearling

Example

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"Other deep creatures now being harvested or targeted as seafood include rattails, skates, squid, red crabs, orange roughy, black oreos, smooth oreos, hoki, blue ling, southern blue whiting, sablefish, black scabbard fish and spiny dogfish."

Etymology

From rough + -y.

Related phrases

orange roughy

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