ROSEFISHES

ROSEFISH

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


Noun

rosefishes

plural of rosefish

Source: Wiktionary


ROSEFISH

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



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