JEWFISHES

JEWFISH

jewfish, Mycteroperca bonaci

(noun) large dark grouper with a thick head and rough scales

mulloway, jewfish, Sciaena antarctica

(noun) large important food fish of Australia; almost indistinguishable from the maigre

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

jewfishes

plural of jewfish

Source: Wiktionary


JEWFISH

Jew"fish`, n. (Zoöl.)

1. A very large serranoid fish (Promicrops itaiara) of Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. It often reaches the weight of five hundred pounds. Its color is olivaceous or yellowish, with numerous brown spots. Called also guasa, and warsaw.

2. A similar gigantic fish (Stereolepis gigas) of Southern California, valued as a food fish.

3. The black grouper of Florida and Texas.

4. A large herringlike fish; the tarpum.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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