kingfish
Americannoun
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any of several marine food fishes of the drum family, especially of the genus Menticirrhus, found off the eastern coast of the United States.
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Also called white croaker. a marine food fish, Genyonemus lineatus, found off the Californian coast.
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a large game fish, Seriola grandis, found in Australia and New Zealand, closely related to the yellowtail.
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any of various other fishes noted especially for their size.
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Informal. a person regarded as a leader or authority.
a kingfish in Democratic Party circles.
noun
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any marine sciaenid food and game fish of the genus Menticirrhus, occurring in warm American Atlantic coastal waters
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another name for opah
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any of various other large food fishes, esp the Spanish mackerel
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Also called: haku. a large food and game fish, Seriola lalandi lalandi , of New Zealand waters
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At one of them, Cornelius Carrington, from the Freedom Fish House. fillets a kingfish with the speed and dexterity of a man who has spent many years with a fish knife in his hands.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2024
The website for the charter boat says customers can catch swordfish, bass and kingfish: “Charter fishing for the serious angler,” it says.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 21, 2022
“If the currents are right, we might see huge schools of horse-eye jacks, snappers, kingfish, tuna,” Navidad continued.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2021
Offshore in Texas waters still producing snapper, kingfish and cobia.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 10, 2020
Sometimes kingfish appear to be playing when they leap so wonderfully at sunset hour, but as a rule salt-water fish do not seem to be playful.
From Tales of Fishes by Grey, Zane
A southern name for the kingfishes of the eastern and southeastern coasts of the United States; Ð also improperly called whiting.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
Here are plenty of water-rail, blue kingfishes, and metallic dragon-flies, the latter skimming over the still water, daintily touching the surface now and again.
From The Pearl of India by Ballou, Maturin Murray
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