redfish

[red-fish]

noun, plural (especially collectively) red·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) red·fish·es.

Also called ocean perch, rosefish. a North Atlantic rockfish, Sebastes marinus, used for food.

red drum.

sheephead.

Origin of redfish

1400–50; late Middle English rede fische; see red¹, fish

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Examples from the Web for redfish

Contemporary Examples of redfish

When the oil is hot, add the redfish, presentation side down first.
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Emeril Lagasse
May 12, 2011

Historical Examples of redfish

The best member of the drum family is the redfish, or channel bass.
Favorite Fish and Fishing
James Alexander Henshall
Milly sighed for Redfish or Red Snapper but made shift with halibut or any other firm fine-grained fish perfectly fresh.
Dishes & Beverages of the Old South
Martha McCulloch Williams
The blue-back salmon or redfish, however, does not fall far short in these regards.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)
David Starr Jordan
While the redfish is very susceptible to bait it often rises to the fly, if a large and gaudy one.
Favorite Fish and Fishing
James Alexander Henshall
Most of the fish-scale jewelry and artificial flowers are made from the scales of redfish.
Favorite Fish and Fishing
James Alexander Henshall

British Dictionary definitions for redfish

redfish

noun plural -fish or -fishes

a male salmon that has recently spawnedCompare blackfish (def. 2)

any of several red European scorpaenid fishes of the genus Sebastes, esp S. marinus, valued as a food fish

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Word Origin and History for redfish

15c., of various species, especially originally the male salmon in spawning season; from red (adj.1) + fish (n.).