rosefish
Americannoun
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a red scorpaenid food fish, Sebastes marinus , of North Atlantic coastal waters
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any of various other red fishes
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Origin of rosefish
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There were 15 million pounds of frozen rosefish in New England freezers at the beginning of the year, compared to four million pounds at the same time last year.
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The name is loosely applied to various other fishes, as the bluefish, the rosefish, the red grouper, etc.
From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section S by Project Gutenberg
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