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wreckfish

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of the perciform marine fish of the family Polyprionidae, often inhabiting caves and shipwrecks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

brown fish of the Atlantic and Mediterranean found around rocks and shipwrecks

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stone bass, Polyprion americanus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sea bass

History

Etymology

From wreck + fish, since it often comes in with wreckage.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: meru — perciform marine fish of the family Polyprionidae
  • Finnish: hylkyahven — perciform marine fish of the family Polyprionidae
  • Galician: cherna — perciform marine fish of the family Polyprionidae
  • German: Wrackbarsche — perciform marine fish of the family Polyprionidae
  • Portuguese: cherne — perciform marine fish of the family Polyprionidae