kingfish
Any of several food fishes of the genus Menticirrhus from the AtlanticAny of several food fishes of the genus Menticirrhus from the Atlantic; kingcroakers.
Meaning
12 sensesAny of several food fishes of the genus Menticirrhus from the Atlantic; kingcroakers.
any of several food and game fishes of the drum family indigenous to warm Atlantic waters of the North American coast
Other Atlantic fish
Opah (Lampris guttatus), of the United Kingdom
White croaker (Genyonemus lineatus), of the United Kingdom
Wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri), of Barbados
King mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla)
Any of several similar fishes of the Pacific.
Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson) of Australia
Japanese meagre (Argyrosomus japonicus) of Australia
Yellowtail amberjack (Seriola lalandi) of Australia and New Zealand
large game fish of Australia and New Zealand
Silver gemfish (Rexea solandri) of Australia
Fish of genus Caranx
Crevalle jack (Caranx hippos) of Mauritania
Giant trevally or travelli (Caranx ignobilis) of South Africa
Cobia (Rachycentron canadum), of warm waters globally.
Translations
2 languagesForms
plural: kingfishes / kingfish| Singular | kingfish |
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Synonyms
7 synonyms- large game fish of Australia and New Zealand:Seriola grandis
- small silvery marine food fish found off California:white croakerchenfishGenyonemus lineatus
- large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters:ceropintadoScomberomorus regalis
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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