Meaning

2 senses

  1. A fish in family Trachichthyidae

    The orange roughy, Hoplostethus atlanticus.

  2. (Australia)Any of several marine fish of the related genus Trachichthys, which have rough and spiny scales.

Origin

From rough + -y.

From rough + -y.

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Forms

plural: roughies

Synonyms

2 synonyms
fish in Trachyichthyidae:slimeheadredfish

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
roughB1roughlyA2roughshodrouletteroundB1

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