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sablefish

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A dark-coloured marine fish of species Anoplopoma fimbria, of North American Pacific waters.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: skil, beshow, coalfish, black cod, butterfish

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English sable Proto-Indo-European *péysks Proto-Germanic *fiskaz Proto-West Germanic *fisk Old English fisċ Middle English fisch English fish English sablefish From sable + fish.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 銀鱈 /银鳕 (yínxuě) — Anoplopoma fimbria
  • French: charbonnier — Anoplopoma fimbria
  • French: morue charbonnier — Anoplopoma fimbria
  • German: Kohlenfisch — Anoplopoma fimbria
  • Italian: carbonaro — Anoplopoma fimbria
  • Japanese: 銀鱈 (gindara) — Anoplopoma fimbria
  • Korean: 은대구 (eundaegu) — Anoplopoma fimbria
  • Polish: dorszyk czarny — Anoplopoma fimbria
  • Portuguese: peixe-carvão-do-pacífico — Anoplopoma fimbria
  • Russian: у́гольная ры́ба (úgolʹnaja rýba) — Anoplopoma fimbria
  • Thai: ปลาหิมะ (bplaa hì-má) — Anoplopoma fimbria
  • Vietnamese: cá than — Anoplopoma fimbria