orange roughy
Britishnoun
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The orange roughy had appeared on track for the win, until a couple of local radio station hosts started a passionate campaign for the blobfish.
From BBC
Coming in second place was the orange roughy, a deep-sea fish in the slimehead family - known for the mucous canals on their heads.
From BBC
He taught me how to cook escargot, orange roughy with almonds with lemon butter sauce with white wine.
From Seattle Times
We had orange roughy, that was a fish that takes 25 years to become like this.
From Salon
A familiar example is “slimehead,” which became a hit with consumers after its market moniker was switched to “orange roughy.”
From Seattle Times
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