rockfish

Pronunciation: /ˈɹɑk.fɪʃ/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the lean flesh of any of various valuable market fish caught among rocks
  2. noun marine food fish found among rocks along the northern coasts of Europe and America
  3. noun marine food and game fish with dark longitudinal stripes; migrates upriver to spawn; sometimes placed in the genus Morone

Etymology

From rock + fish.

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
saltwater fish
Narrower (hyponyms)
redfish

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