"muttonfish" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-muttonfish.ogg [Australia] Forms: muttonfish [plural], muttonfishes [plural]
Etymology: From mutton + fish. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|mutton|fish}} mutton + fish Head templates: {{en-noun|muttonfish|+}} muttonfish (plural muttonfish or muttonfishes)
  1. (chiefly US) Any of several Atlantic and Caribbean fishes which are said to taste of mutton, especially the mutton snapper, Lutjanus analis, the ocean pout, Macrozoarces americanus, or the Irish pompano, Diapterus auratus. Tags: US Categories (lifeform): Percoid fish, Snappers, Zoarcoid fish
    Sense id: en-muttonfish-en-noun-sdihhSHs Disambiguation of Percoid fish: 72 28 Disambiguation of Snappers: 73 27 Disambiguation of Zoarcoid fish: 64 36 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45
  2. (Australia) Any of several edible molluscs of the genus Haliotis; an abalone. Tags: Australia Categories (lifeform): Vetigastropods
    Sense id: en-muttonfish-en-noun-2H4w5xnM Disambiguation of Vetigastropods: 33 67 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 36 64

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