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sergeantfish

[ sahr-juhnt-fish ]

noun

, plural (especially collectively) ser·geant·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) ser·geant·fish·es.
  1. the cobia, Rachycentron canadum.
  2. any of various other marine fishes with striped fins.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sergeantfish1

1880–85, Americanism; sergeant + fish; so called from the striped fins

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