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jewfish
CIDE DICTIONARY
jewfish, n.
- A very large serranoid fish (
Promicrops itaiara ) of Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. It often reaches the weight of five hundred pounds. Its color is olivaceous or yellowish, with numerous brown spots. Called alsoguasa , andwarsaw . [1913 Webster] - A similar gigantic fish (
Stereolepis gigas ) of Southern California, valued as a food fish. [1913 Webster] - The black grouper of Florida and Texas. [1913 Webster]
- A large herringlike fish; the tarpum. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
jewfish, n.
1 a grouper, Epinephelus itajara, of N. American, Atlantic, and Pacific coasts.
2 any of various large Australian fish used as food, esp. the mulloway.
1 a grouper, Epinephelus itajara, of N. American, Atlantic, and Pacific coasts.
2 any of various large Australian fish used as food, esp. the mulloway.
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