About The Word Blackfish
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Blackfish
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What's The Definition Of Blackfish?
[n] small dark-colored whaled of United States Atlantic coast; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school
[n] female salmon that has recently spawned [n] large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America Synonyms | Synonyms for Blackfish: black whale | common blackfish | Globicephala melaena | pilot whale | tautog | Tautoga onitis Related Terms | Find terms related to Blackfish: See Also | dolphin | genus Globicephala | genus Tautoga | Globicephala | salmon | Tautoga | wrasse Blackfish In Webster's Dictionary \Black"fish\, n.
1. (Zo["o]l.) A small kind of whale, of the genus
{Globicephalus}, of several species. The most common is
{G. melas}. Also sometimes applied to other whales of
larger size.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The tautog of New England ({Tautoga}).
3. (Zo["o]l.) The black sea bass ({Centropristis atrarius})
of the Atlantic coast. It is excellent food fish; --
locally called also {black Harry}.
4. (Zo["o]l.) A fish of southern Europe ({Centrolophus
pompilus}) of the Mackerel family.
5. (Zo["o]l.) The female salmon in the spawning season.
Note: The name is locally applied to other fishes.
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