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greenfish

[ green-fish ]

noun

, plural green·fish·es, (especially collectively) green·fish.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of greenfish1

1425–75; late Middle English. See green, fish

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Example Sentences

The term "greenfish" is unknown among Virginia Tidewater fishermen.

There "greenfish" is applied to the bluefish, of which there were and are at times plenty in the Rappahannock river.

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