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bluefish
CIDE DICTIONARY
bluefish, n.
- A large voracious fish (
Pomatomus saitatrix ), of the familyCarangidæ , valued as a food fish, and widely distributed on the American coast. On the New Jersey and Rhode Island coast it is called thehorse mackerel , in Virginiasaltwater tailor , orskipjack . [1913 Webster] - A West Indian fish (
Platyglossus radiatus ), of the familyLabridæ . [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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