noun

dolphinfish

dolphinfish · dolphinfishes · dolphinfish

A large food and game fish of the Coryphaenidae family which is commonly found in…A large food and game fish of the Coryphaenidae family which is commonly found in tropical and subtropical waters.

» The Sargasso Sea is a spawning site for threatened and endangered eels, as well as white marlin, porbeagle shark, and dolphinfish.

Meaning

1 senses

A large food and game fish of the Coryphaenidae family which is commonly found in tropical and subtropical waters.
large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)

Examples

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The Sargasso Sea is a spawning site for threatened and endangered eels, as well as white marlin, porbeagle shark, and dolphinfish.
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Translations

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Origin

From dolphin + fish.

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Forms

plural: dolphinfishes / dolphinfish

Singular	dolphinfish
Plural	dolphinfishes / dolphinfish

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms

mahi-mahi

Close in meaning

large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii):dolphin mahimahi
the lean flesh of a saltwater fish found in warm waters (especially in Hawaii):mahimahi

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular