"blackfish" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈblakfɪʃ/ [UK] Audio: EN-AU ck1 blackfish.ogg [Australia] Forms: blackfishes [plural], blackfish [plural]
Etymology: From black + fish. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|black|fish}} black + fish Head templates: {{en-noun|+|blackfish}} blackfish (plural blackfishes or blackfish)
  1. (chiefly Scotland) The Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, especially a female after spawning. Tags: Scotland Categories (lifeform): Cetaceans, Delphinids, Stromateoid fish
    Sense id: en-blackfish-en-noun-6iVNmgNr Disambiguation of Cetaceans: 20 6 22 18 14 4 16 Disambiguation of Delphinids: 20 6 22 18 14 4 16 Disambiguation of Stromateoid fish: 11 22 9 27 18 5 9 Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 5 23 16 10 5 18 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 23 4 26 19 14 3 11
  2. Any of various dark-coloured fish of the Old World, especially the rudderfish (Centrolophus niger). Categories (lifeform): Stromateoid fish
    Sense id: en-blackfish-en-noun-BWLASrqX Disambiguation of Stromateoid fish: 11 22 9 27 18 5 9
  3. A pilot whale, genus Globicephalus (occasionally also used for various other whales). Categories (lifeform): Cetaceans, Delphinids Translations (pilot whale): calderón (Asturian), arruaxe (Asturian), moscote (Asturian), upokohue (Maori), tukuperu (Maori)
    Sense id: en-blackfish-en-noun-sB7zAjR3 Disambiguation of Cetaceans: 20 6 22 18 14 4 16 Disambiguation of Delphinids: 20 6 22 18 14 4 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 5 23 16 10 5 18 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 23 4 26 19 14 3 11 Disambiguation of 'pilot whale': 19 3 55 13 9
  4. (Canada, US) Either of two dark-coloured fish of the west Atlantic, the tautog of New England (Tautoga onitis) and the black sea bass (Centropristis striata). Tags: Canada, US Categories (lifeform): Cetaceans, Delphinids, Kyphosid fish, Percoid fish, Salmonids, Serranids, Stromateoid fish, Wrasses
    Sense id: en-blackfish-en-noun-dyFHJcEk Disambiguation of Cetaceans: 20 6 22 18 14 4 16 Disambiguation of Delphinids: 20 6 22 18 14 4 16 Disambiguation of Kyphosid fish: 12 19 11 26 18 4 9 Disambiguation of Percoid fish: 11 22 9 27 18 5 9 Disambiguation of Salmonids: 13 20 10 26 18 4 9 Disambiguation of Serranids: 12 19 10 26 18 5 10 Disambiguation of Stromateoid fish: 11 22 9 27 18 5 9 Disambiguation of Wrasses: 12 19 11 25 18 5 10 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English blends: 14 6 11 33 9 8 20 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 5 23 16 10 5 18 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 23 4 26 19 14 3 11
  5. (Australia, New Zealand) Any of various dark-coloured fishes of Australasia, especially the luderick, Girella tricuspidata, and a freshwater fish, Gadopsis marmoratus. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand Categories (lifeform): Cetaceans, Delphinids, Stromateoid fish
    Sense id: en-blackfish-en-noun-RFAAoUd8 Disambiguation of Cetaceans: 20 6 22 18 14 4 16 Disambiguation of Delphinids: 20 6 22 18 14 4 16 Disambiguation of Stromateoid fish: 11 22 9 27 18 5 9 Categories (other): Australian English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 5 23 16 10 5 18 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 23 4 26 19 14 3 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈblakfɪʃ/ [UK] Audio: EN-AU ck1 blackfish.ogg [Australia] Forms: blackfishes [present, singular, third-person], blackfishing [participle, present], blackfished [participle, past], blackfished [past]
Etymology: From black + fish. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|black|fish}} black + fish Head templates: {{en-verb}} blackfish (third-person singular simple present blackfishes, present participle blackfishing, simple past and past participle blackfished)
  1. (fishing) To go fishing for blackfish. Categories (topical): Fishing
    Sense id: en-blackfish-en-verb-utpPJ~4D Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈblakfɪʃ/ [UK] Audio: EN-AU ck1 blackfish.ogg [Australia] Forms: blackfishes [present, singular, third-person], blackfishing [participle, present], blackfished [participle, past], blackfished [past]
Etymology: Blend of black + catfish (“(to create) a fake online profile”) Etymology templates: {{blend|en|black|catfish|t2=(to create) a fake online profile}} Blend of black + catfish (“(to create) a fake online profile”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} blackfish (third-person singular simple present blackfishes, present participle blackfishing, simple past and past participle blackfished)
  1. (Internet slang, derogatory, of a white person) To adopt signifiers of black identity (for example, by darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles). Tags: Internet, derogatory Categories (lifeform): Cetaceans, Delphinids Related terms: blaccent, blackface, catfish, wokefish
    Sense id: en-blackfish-en-verb-en:adopt_black_appearance Disambiguation of Cetaceans: 20 6 22 18 14 4 16 Disambiguation of Delphinids: 20 6 22 18 14 4 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 5 23 16 10 5 18 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 19 4 20 16 12 4 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 23 4 26 19 14 3 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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