rosefish, ocean perch, Sebastodes marinus
(noun) large fish of northern Atlantic coasts of America and Europe
redfish, rosefish, ocean perch
(noun) North Atlantic rockfish
Source: WordNet® 3.1
rosefish (plural rosefishes or rosefish)
Alternative form of rose fish
Source: Wiktionary
Rose"fish`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A large marine scorpænoid food fish (Sebastes marinus) found on the northern coasts of Europe and America. called also red perch, hemdurgan, Norway haddok, and also, erroneously, snapper, bream, and bergylt.
Note: When full grown it is usually bright rose-red or orange-red; the young are usually mottled with red and ducky brown.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 November 2024
(adverb) in a searching manner; “‘Are you really happy with him,’ asked her mother, gazing at Vera searchingly”
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