roughy
Americannoun
plural
roughy,plural
roughies-
a small marine fish, Arripis georgianus, of New Zealand and Australia.
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any of several marine fishes having large, rough-edged scales, especially Trachichthys australis of Australia.
Example Sentences
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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 • Mar. 19, 2025
We had orange roughy, that was a fish that takes 25 years to become like this.
From Salon • Oct. 4, 2023
Mr. Obama spoke for roughy 40 minutes during a funeral held last Thursday for Lewis, a Georgia Democrat who first gained prominence during the civil rights movement in the 1960s.
From Washington Times • Aug. 5, 2020
So it was that the indigestible duo of slimehead and toothfish became the highly palatable orange roughy and Chilean sea bass.
From The Guardian • Oct. 7, 2018
The Padres sale is said to involve roughy a $600-million pricetag for the team itself, plus an additional $200 million for an ownership stake in the team's new $1.2-billion TV deal with FOX.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 25, 2012
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