kingfish
noun
any of several marine food fishes of the drum family, especially of the genus Menticirrhus, found off the eastern coast of the United States.
kingfishes
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pluralof kingfish.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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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 Noah Webster
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 Maturin Murray Ballou
