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• ground fish
  ground fish

  noun

  bottom fish.
• ground-fish
  ground-fish

  verb (used without object)

  bottom-fish.

ground fish

¹ American  

noun

1. bottom fish.

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ground-fish ² American  

[ground-fish] / ˈgraʊndˌfɪʃ /

verb (used without object)

1. bottom-fish.

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Etymology

Origin of ground fish

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

So one hypothesis is that warming waters allowed predatory ground fish into the snow crab range, and that there was a massive predation event.

From Slate • Oct. 21, 2022

As permafrost at the bottom of Siberian lakes cracks, water drains into the ground; fish die.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2017

For generations, the fish sliding down this ramp would have been cod, a ground fish that has been caught in these parts since the Pilgrims landed on Cape Cod, and before.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2014

While previous quota reductions have hurt fishermen, environmental advocates and even fishermen have said that, despite high ground fish prices, they are not landing their full quotas.

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2013

When fresh caught, it is tough, and, being a ground fish, it is not the worse for being kept two, or even three days before it is cooked.

From The Book of Household Management by Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary)