roughy

[ ruhf-ee ]

noun,plural (especially collectively) rough·y, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) roughies.
  1. a small marine fish, Arripis georgianus, of New Zealand and Australia.

  2. any of several marine fishes having large, rough-edged scales, especially Trachichthys australis of Australia.

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How to use roughy in a sentence

  • The man reared the roughy, and he became the cleverest and best lad in the place.

    The Fairy Mythology | Thomas Keightley
  • When the roughy struck the water with this it became as red as blood, and he threw himself into the lake, and never was seen more.

    The Fairy Mythology | Thomas Keightley