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noun
Any of several fish species, principally groupers and similar-appearing fish
Epinephelus itajara (Atlantic goliath grouper, spotted jewfish)
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noun
Any of several fish species, principally groupers and similar-appearing fish
Johnius australis (bottlenose jewfish)
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noun
Any of several fish species, principally groupers and similar-appearing fish
Lateolabrax japonicus (Japanese seabass)
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noun
Any of several fish species, principally groupers and similar-appearing fish
Argyrosomus japonicus (silver jewfish, also known as the mulloway jewfish in eastern Australia)
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noun
Any of several fish species, principally groupers and similar-appearing fish
Argyrosomus regius (meagre)
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noun
Any of several fish species, principally groupers and similar-appearing fish
Tandanus tandanus (eel-tailed catfish, freshwater jewfish, dewfish)
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noun
Any of several fish species, principally groupers and similar-appearing fish
Glaucosoma hebraicum (West Australian dhufish, Westralian jewfish, western jewfish)
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noun
Any of several fish species, principally groupers and similar-appearing fish
Glaucosoma buergeri (Westralian jewfish)
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noun
Any of several fish species, principally groupers and similar-appearing fish
Stereolepis gigas (black jewfish, Pacific jewfish)
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noun
large dark grouper with a thick head and rough scales
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Mycteroperca bonaci
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Broader terms: grouper
noun
large important food fish of Australia; almost indistinguishable from the maigre
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: mulloway, Sciaena antarctica
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Broader terms: sciaenid fish, sciaenid
History
For Australian fish such as Argyrosomus species, jewel and fish; see jewie. For New World species, from 17th century Jamaican English and refers to the kosher status of the Atlantic goliath grouper from at least 1697 onwards, likely as a derogatory term despite Jamaican Jews being treated better in the rule of the English than the Spanish rule.
Across languages
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