About The Word Bluefish
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Bluefish
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What's The Definition Of Bluefish?
[n] bluish warm-water marine food and game fish that follow schools of small fishes into shallow waters
[n] fatty bluish flesh of bluefish Synonyms | Synonyms for Bluefish: Pomatomus saltatrix Related Terms | Find terms related to Bluefish: See Also | bluefish | bluefish | genus Pomatomus | percoid | percoid fish | percoidean | Pomatomus | Pomatomus saltatrix | saltwater fish Bluefish In Webster's Dictionary \Blue"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
1. A large voracious fish ({Pomatomus saitatrix}), of the
family {Carangid[ae]}, 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}.
2. A West Indian fish ({Platyglossus radiatus}), of the
family {Labrid[ae]}.
Note: The name is applied locally to other species of fishes;
as the cunner, sea bass, squeteague, etc.
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