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bluefish

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Noun
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blue=fish

CIDE DICTIONARY

bluefishn. 
  •  A large voracious fish (Pomatomus saitatrix), of the family Carangidæ, valued as a food fish, and widely distributed on the American coast. On the New Jersey and Rhode Island coast it is called the horse mackerel, in Virginia saltwater tailor, or skipjack.  [1913 Webster]
  •  A West Indian fish (Platyglossus radiatus), of the family Labridæ.  [1913 Webster]
    " The name is applied locally to other species of fishes; as the cunner, sea bass, squeteague, etc."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

bluefish, n. a voracious marine fish, Pomatomus saltatrix, inhabiting tropical waters and popular as a game-fish.


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