ground fish
noun
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ground fish
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ground-fish
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American
[ground-fish]
/ ˈgraʊndˌfɪʃ /
verb (used without object)
Etymology
Origin of ground fish
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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There are more subarctic ground fish that can come into that area.
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
River herring are prey for everything from ground fish to seals.
From New York Times ● Oct. 24, 2016
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
Virtually all taking of ground fish on these grounds is done by hand-lining, though the practice of trawl fishing has come more and more into use in recent years.
From Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine by Walter H. Rich
The big difference here, compared to ground-fish chum, is that menhaden chum also draws in fish via its prominent, oily trail.
From Time Magazine Archive
Relatively inexpensive, ground-fish chum is especially productive for snapper and grouper, Spanish and cero mackerel and other fish that hold on or near structure.
From Time Magazine Archive
Similar to ground-fish chum, the coarse menhaden block is ground just once and contains larger particles, great to get the fish into a feeding mood.
From Time Magazine Archive
It keeps well, and, like all ground-fish, is very tenacious of life.
From The Book of Household Management by Mrs. (Isabella Mary) Beeton
In appearance a sluggish ground-fish, it is always immoderately and grossly fat, and at this season is full of roe; its flesh is highly esteemed by the natives.
From What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile by John Hanning Speke
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