"kingfish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kingfishes [plural], kingfish [plural]
Etymology: king + fish Etymology templates: {{af|en|king|fish}} king + fish Head templates: {{en-noun|+|kingfish}} kingfish (plural kingfishes or kingfish)
  1. Any of several food fishes of the genus Menticirrhus from the Atlantic; kingcroakers.
    Sense id: en-kingfish-en-noun-bs7ljw5i
  2. Other Atlantic fish
    opah (Lampris guttatus), of the United Kingdom
    Categories (lifeform): Croakers, Lampriform fish, Percoid fish, Scombroids
    Sense id: en-kingfish-en-noun-VNFHngkm Disambiguation of Croakers: 2 10 10 10 10 3 2 3 2 23 23 1 Disambiguation of Lampriform fish: 2 11 11 11 11 3 2 3 2 23 23 1 Disambiguation of Percoid fish: 2 10 10 10 10 3 2 3 2 23 23 1 Disambiguation of Scombroids: 2 10 10 10 10 5 2 3 2 22 22 1
  3. Other Atlantic fish
    white croaker (Genyonemus lineatus), of the United Kingdom
    Categories (lifeform): Croakers, Lampriform fish, Percoid fish, Scombroids
    Sense id: en-kingfish-en-noun-YkWWl5Lu Disambiguation of Croakers: 2 10 10 10 10 3 2 3 2 23 23 1 Disambiguation of Lampriform fish: 2 11 11 11 11 3 2 3 2 23 23 1 Disambiguation of Percoid fish: 2 10 10 10 10 3 2 3 2 23 23 1 Disambiguation of Scombroids: 2 10 10 10 10 5 2 3 2 22 22 1
  4. Other Atlantic fish
    wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri), of Barbados
    Categories (lifeform): Croakers, Lampriform fish, Percoid fish, Scombroids
    Sense id: en-kingfish-en-noun-JrGG-wwp Disambiguation of Croakers: 2 10 10 10 10 3 2 3 2 23 23 1 Disambiguation of Lampriform fish: 2 11 11 11 11 3 2 3 2 23 23 1 Disambiguation of Percoid fish: 2 10 10 10 10 3 2 3 2 23 23 1 Disambiguation of Scombroids: 2 10 10 10 10 5 2 3 2 22 22 1
  5. Other Atlantic fish
    king mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla)
    Categories (lifeform): Croakers, Lampriform fish, Percoid fish, Scombroids
    Sense id: en-kingfish-en-noun-bvAOI7aW Disambiguation of Croakers: 2 10 10 10 10 3 2 3 2 23 23 1 Disambiguation of Lampriform fish: 2 11 11 11 11 3 2 3 2 23 23 1 Disambiguation of Percoid fish: 2 10 10 10 10 3 2 3 2 23 23 1 Disambiguation of Scombroids: 2 10 10 10 10 5 2 3 2 22 22 1
  6. Any of several similar fishes of the Pacific.
    narrow-barred Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson) of Australia
    Sense id: en-kingfish-en-noun-f-BoP7Ma
  7. Any of several similar fishes of the Pacific.
    Japanese meagre (Argyrosomus japonicus) of Australia
    Sense id: en-kingfish-en-noun-9zT5Fgv4
  8. Any of several similar fishes of the Pacific.
    yellowtail amberjack (Seriola lalandi) of Australia and New Zealand
    Sense id: en-kingfish-en-noun-FM3IB3pq Categories (other): Dhivehi terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Dhivehi terms with redundant script codes: 7 6 2 1 1 16 6 21 6 11 16 7
  9. Any of several similar fishes of the Pacific.
    silver gemfish (Rexea solandri) of Australia
    Sense id: en-kingfish-en-noun-xtWfFCAW
  10. Fish of genus Caranx
    crevalle jack (Caranx hippos) of Mauritania
    Categories (lifeform): Croakers, Jackfish, Lampriform fish, Percoid fish, Scombroids
    Sense id: en-kingfish-en-noun-3WVxJlNM Disambiguation of Croakers: 2 10 10 10 10 3 2 3 2 23 23 1 Disambiguation of Jackfish: 2 9 9 9 9 5 2 5 2 23 23 2 Disambiguation of Lampriform fish: 2 11 11 11 11 3 2 3 2 23 23 1 Disambiguation of Percoid fish: 2 10 10 10 10 3 2 3 2 23 23 1 Disambiguation of Scombroids: 2 10 10 10 10 5 2 3 2 22 22 1
  11. Fish of genus Caranx
    giant trevally or travelli (Caranx ignobilis) of South Africa
    Categories (lifeform): Croakers, Jackfish, Lampriform fish, Percoid fish, Scombroids
    Sense id: en-kingfish-en-noun-EbhKgT8v Disambiguation of Croakers: 2 10 10 10 10 3 2 3 2 23 23 1 Disambiguation of Jackfish: 2 9 9 9 9 5 2 5 2 23 23 2 Disambiguation of Lampriform fish: 2 11 11 11 11 3 2 3 2 23 23 1 Disambiguation of Percoid fish: 2 10 10 10 10 3 2 3 2 23 23 1 Disambiguation of Scombroids: 2 10 10 10 10 5 2 3 2 22 22 1
  12. Cobia (Rachycentron canadum), of warm waters globally.
    Sense id: en-kingfish-en-noun-usS0aRYv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: yellowtail Translations (fish): ⁧މުޑަ ހަނދި⁩ (muḍa haⁿdi) (Dhivehi), martin-pêcheur (French), キングフィッシュ (kingufisshu) (Japanese), warehenga (Maori), haku (Maori)
Disambiguation of 'fish': 2 15 15 15 15 2 2 2 2 16 16 0

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      "word": "warehenga"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "2 15 15 15 15 2 2 2 2 16 16 0",
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "fish",
      "word": "haku"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kingfish"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Dhivehi terms with redundant script codes",
    "en:Croakers",
    "en:Jackfish",
    "en:Lampriform fish",
    "en:Percoid fish",
    "en:Scombroids"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "king",
        "3": "fish"
      },
      "expansion": "king + fish",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "king + fish",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kingfishes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kingfish",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "+",
        "2": "kingfish"
      },
      "expansion": "kingfish (plural kingfishes or kingfish)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "yellowtail"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Any of several food fishes of the genus Menticirrhus from the Atlantic; kingcroakers."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "food",
          "food"
        ],
        [
          "fishes",
          "fishes"
        ],
        [
          "genus",
          "genus"
        ],
        [
          "Menticirrhus",
          "Menticirrhus"
        ],
        [
          "Atlantic",
          "Atlantic"
        ],
        [
          "kingcroaker",
          "kingcroaker"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Other Atlantic fish",
        "opah (Lampris guttatus), of the United Kingdom"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "opah",
          "opah"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Other Atlantic fish",
        "white croaker (Genyonemus lineatus), of the United Kingdom"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "white croaker",
          "white croaker"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Other Atlantic fish",
        "wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri), of Barbados"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wahoo",
          "wahoo"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Other Atlantic fish",
        "king mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "king mackerel",
          "king mackerel"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any of several similar fishes of the Pacific.",
        "narrow-barred Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson) of Australia"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Pacific",
          "Pacific"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any of several similar fishes of the Pacific.",
        "Japanese meagre (Argyrosomus japonicus) of Australia"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Pacific",
          "Pacific"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Any of several similar fishes of the Pacific.",
        "yellowtail amberjack (Seriola lalandi) of Australia and New Zealand"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Pacific",
          "Pacific"
        ],
        [
          "yellowtail amberjack",
          "yellowtail amberjack"
        ],
        [
          "Seriola lalandi",
          "Seriola lalandi"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any of several similar fishes of the Pacific.",
        "silver gemfish (Rexea solandri) of Australia"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Pacific",
          "Pacific"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Fish of genus Caranx",
        "crevalle jack (Caranx hippos) of Mauritania"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Caranx",
          "Caranx"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Fish of genus Caranx",
        "giant trevally or travelli (Caranx ignobilis) of South Africa"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Caranx",
          "Caranx"
        ],
        [
          "giant trevally",
          "giant trevally"
        ],
        [
          "Caranx ignobilis",
          "Caranx ignobilis#Translingual"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Cobia (Rachycentron canadum), of warm waters globally."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Cobia",
          "cobia"
        ],
        [
          "Rachycentron canadum",
          "Rachycentron canadum"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "dv",
      "lang": "Dhivehi",
      "roman": "muḍa haⁿdi",
      "sense": "fish",
      "word": "⁧މުޑަ ހަނދި⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "fish",
      "word": "martin-pêcheur"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kingufisshu",
      "sense": "fish",
      "word": "キングフィッシュ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "fish",
      "word": "warehenga"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "fish",
      "word": "haku"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kingfish"
}

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