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Jewfish
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What's The Definition Of Jewfish?
[n] large dark grouper with a thick head and rough scales
[n] large important food fish of Australia; almost indistinguishable from the maigre Synonyms | Synonyms for Jewfish: mulloway | Mycteroperca bonaci | Sciaena antarctica Related Terms | Find terms related to Jewfish: See Also | genus Mycteroperca | genus Sciaena | grouper | Mycteroperca | Sciaena | sciaenid | sciaenid fish Jewfish In Webster's Dictionary \Jew"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
1. 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 also {guasa},
and {warsaw}.
2. A similar gigantic fish ({Stereolepis gigas}) of Southern
California, valued as a food fish.
3. The black grouper of Florida and Texas.
4. A large herringlike fish; the tarpum.
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