trevally

American  

[truh-val-ee] / trəˈvæl i /

noun

plural

trevallies

1. any of several popular Australian food fish of the genus Caranx, especially Caranx georgianus.

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trevally British  

/ trɪˈvælɪ /

noun

1. Also called: araara.  any of various marine food and game fishes of the genus Caranx : family Carangidae

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Etymology

Origin of trevally

Origin uncertain

Example Sentences

Fish vary in their omega-3 levels and generally the fishier they taste the more omega-3 fats they have — such as tuna, salmon, deep sea perch, trevally, mackeral and snook.

From Salon • Sep. 25, 2023

Sealife such as sergeant majors, giant trevally, and monk seals were abundant, swimming around the cage, keeping an eye on me.

From National Geographic • Sep. 6, 2023

The institute is also breeding another local fish, the silver trevally, aiming for a strain that will reproduce in captivity without hormone implants.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 19, 2020

Our instructor, Rachel, was patient and enthusiastic, and was unexpectedly joined by juvenile yellow trevally fish, each about the length of a lemon, on a few training dives.

From Washington Post • Aug. 11, 2016

This was necessary only because of the number of other fish about—bass, trevally, and greedy sea-pike, with teeth like needles and as hungry as sharks.

From A Memory Of The Southern Seas 1904 by Becke, Louis