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noun
Any of several food fishes of the genus Menticirrhus from the Atlantic; kingcroakers.
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noun
Other Atlantic fish
opah (Lampris guttatus), of the United Kingdom
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noun
Other Atlantic fish
white croaker (Genyonemus lineatus), of the United Kingdom
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noun
Other Atlantic fish
wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri), of Barbados
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noun
Other Atlantic fish
king mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla)
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noun
Any of several similar fishes of the Pacific.
narrow-barred Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson) of Australia
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noun
Any of several similar fishes of the Pacific.
Japanese meagre (Argyrosomus japonicus) of Australia
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noun
Any of several similar fishes of the Pacific.
yellowtail amberjack (Seriola lalandi) of Australia and New Zealand
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noun
Any of several similar fishes of the Pacific.
silver gemfish (Rexea solandri) of Australia
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noun
Fish of genus Caranx
crevalle jack (Caranx hippos) of Mauritania
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Fish of genus Caranx
giant trevally or travelli (Caranx ignobilis) of South Africa
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noun
Cobia (Rachycentron canadum), of warm waters globally.
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noun
large game fish of Australia and New Zealand
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Seriola grandis
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Broader terms: jack
noun
any of several food and game fishes of the drum family indigenous to warm Atlantic waters of the North American coast
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Broader terms: whiting
noun
small silvery marine food fish found off California
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Synonyms: white croaker, chenfish, Genyonemus lineatus
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Broader terms: croaker
noun
large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters
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Synonyms: cero, pintado, Scomberomorus regalis
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Broader terms: Spanish mackerel
noun
the lean flesh of any of several fish caught off the Atlantic coast of the United States
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Broader terms: saltwater fish
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh1- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *kunją Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kwo-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-Germanic *kuningaz Proto-West Germanic *kuning Old English cyning Middle English king English king Proto-Indo-European *péysks Proto-Germanic *fiskaz Proto-West Germanic *fisk Old English fisċ Middle English fisch English fish English kingfish From king + fish.
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