bluefish
Americannoun
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a predaceous, marine, bluish or greenish food fish, Pomatomus saltatrix, inhabiting Atlantic coastal waters of North and South America.
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any of various fishes, usually of a bluish color.
noun
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Also called: snapper. a predatory bluish marine percoid food and game fish, Pomatomus saltatrix , related to the horse mackerel: family Pomatomidae
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any of various other bluish fishes
Etymology
Origin of bluefish
Example Sentences
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Bluefish is hard to come by in most UK supermarkets, though; it tends to be found only in specialised fishmongers or restaurants.
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026
Collins says Becerra-Valdivia and Higham assume that early sites such as Chiquihuite Cave and Bluefish Caves3 in Yukon, Canada, where artefacts have been dated to 24,000 years ago, offer unambiguous evidence of human activity.
From Nature • Jul. 21, 2020
Three years ago, former Angels general manager Jerry Dipoto dealt Clevinger to Cleveland in an ill-advised trade for reliever Vinnie Pestano, who hardly pitched for the team and now pitches for the independent-league Bridgeport Bluefish.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2017
At Bluefish Swim Club, where she trained under Chuck Batchelor, Beisel valued her team relationships as much as she did her individual results.
From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2016
Bluefish, young cod, mackerel, salmon, large trout, and all other fish, when they weigh between half a pound and four pounds, are nice for broiling.
From Miss Parloa's New Cook Book by Parloa, Maria
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