redfish

[ red-fish ]

/ ˈrɛdˌfɪʃ /

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.

Nearby words

Origin of redfish

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

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Examples from the Web for redfish

When the oil is hot, add the redfish, presentation side down first.
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The blue-back salmon or redfish, however, does not fall far short in these regards.
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The best member of the drum family is the redfish, or channel bass.
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Most of the fish-scale jewelry and artificial flowers are made from the scales of redfish.
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While the redfish is very susceptible to bait it often rises to the fly, if a large and gaudy one.
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British Dictionary definitions for redfish

redfish

/ (ˈrɛdˌfɪʃ) /

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

redfish

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