"redfish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: redfish [plural], redfishes [plural]
Etymology: From red + fish. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|red|fish}} red + fish Head templates: {{en-noun|*|+}} redfish (plural redfish or redfishes)
  1. Any of several species fish with red skin or flesh:
    Any of genus Sebastes, or edible red rockfishs.
    Sense id: en-redfish-en-noun-QrG9Ni83
  2. Any of several species fish with red skin or flesh:
    Any of genus Sebastes, or edible red rockfishs.
    especially Sebastes norvegicus, found in North American waters, also called rosefish or ocean perch.
    Sense id: en-redfish-en-noun-mz7o5YdD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Croakers, Fish, Salmonids, Sebastids, Snappers Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 22 14 9 9 3 4 10 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 23 16 10 8 2 2 10 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 23 15 10 7 4 4 8 21 Disambiguation of Croakers: 3 32 26 7 5 2 2 5 17 Disambiguation of Fish: 10 13 14 11 10 10 10 10 13 Disambiguation of Salmonids: 3 31 17 10 4 2 2 5 25 Disambiguation of Sebastids: 3 40 18 12 3 1 1 4 18 Disambiguation of Snappers: 2 26 15 15 6 9 9 4 15
  3. Any of several species fish with red skin or flesh:
    A large red edible fish, Sciaenops ocellatus, also called channel bass or red drum.
    Sense id: en-redfish-en-noun-TUix3Tz~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Croakers, Fish, Salmonids Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 22 14 9 9 3 4 10 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 23 16 10 8 2 2 10 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 23 15 10 7 4 4 8 21 Disambiguation of Croakers: 3 32 26 7 5 2 2 5 17 Disambiguation of Fish: 10 13 14 11 10 10 10 10 13 Disambiguation of Salmonids: 3 31 17 10 4 2 2 5 25
  4. Any of several species fish with red skin or flesh:
    Lutjanus spp., snappers.
    Sense id: en-redfish-en-noun-I9YfBAKO Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Fish, Salmonids Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 23 16 10 8 2 2 10 26 Disambiguation of Fish: 10 13 14 11 10 10 10 10 13 Disambiguation of Salmonids: 3 31 17 10 4 2 2 5 25
  5. Any of several species fish with red skin or flesh:
    Centroberyx affinis, eastern nannygai.
    Sense id: en-redfish-en-noun-Xk08vsdi
  6. Any of several species fish with red skin or flesh:
    Etelis oculatus, queen snapper.
    Sense id: en-redfish-en-noun-Mi79PC~F
  7. Any of several species fish with red skin or flesh:
    Rhomboplites aurorubens, vermillion snapper.
    Sense id: en-redfish-en-noun-wmfiSSgU
  8. Any of several species fish with red skin or flesh:
    A slimehead, of family Trachichthyidae.
    Sense id: en-redfish-en-noun-GZbaanox
  9. Any of several species fish with red skin or flesh:
    Oncorhynchus nerka, sockeye salmon.
    Sense id: en-redfish-en-noun-KSQ9-eK1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Croakers, Fish, Salmonids Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 22 14 9 9 3 4 10 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 23 16 10 8 2 2 10 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 23 15 10 7 4 4 8 21 Disambiguation of Croakers: 3 32 26 7 5 2 2 5 17 Disambiguation of Fish: 10 13 14 11 10 10 10 10 13 Disambiguation of Salmonids: 3 31 17 10 4 2 2 5 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Acadian redfish, Atlantic redfish (taxonomic: Sebastes fasciatus), deep-water redfish (taxonomic: Sebastes mentella), Norway redfish (taxonomic: Sebastes viviparus) Related terms: channel bass, red drum, rosefish, rose fish, Redfish Lake

Inflected forms

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