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Rosefish

Rosefish Meaning & Definition
Rosefish Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Rosefish?

[n] large fish of northern Atlantic coasts of America and Europe
[n] North Atlantic rockfish

Synonyms | Synonyms for Rosefish: ocean perch | ocean perch | redfish | Sebastodes marinus

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See Also | rockfish | rockfish

Rosefish In Webster's Dictionary

\Rose"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A large marine scorp[ae]noid food fish ({Sebastes marinus}) found on the northern coasts of Europe and America. called also {red perch}, {hemdurgan}, {Norway haddok}, and also, erroneously, {snapper}, {bream}, and {bergylt}. Note: When full grown it is usually bright rose-red or orange-red; the young are usually mottled with red and ducky brown.

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