bluefish
A voracious fish found in waters of the Atlantic and Indian OceanA voracious fish (Pomatomus saltatrix) found in waters of the Atlantic and Indian Ocean.
» Common game fish found in this area are striped bass and bluefish.
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6 senses(countable, uncountable)A voracious fish (Pomatomus saltatrix) found in waters of the Atlantic and Indian Ocean.
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(countable, uncountable)The puddingwife wrasse (Halichoeres radiatus).
(countable, uncountable)A New Zealand bluefish (Girella cyanea).
(UK, countable, uncountable)A sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria).
(Canada, countable, uncountable)An Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus).
(Malaysia, countable, uncountable)Kyphosus vaigiensis.
- bluish warm-water marine food and game fish that follow schools of small fishes into shallow waters
- fatty bluish flesh of bluefish
Examples
1 sentencesCommon game fish found in this area are striped bass and bluefish.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From blue + fish.From blue + fish.
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Forms
plural: bluefishes / bluefish| Singular | bluefish |
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| Plural | bluefishes / bluefish |
regular
Synonyms
8 synonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.