trevally
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of trevally
Origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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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
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