"rockfish" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹɒk.fɪʃ/ [UK], /ˈɹɑk.fɪʃ/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-rockfish.ogg Forms: rockfish [plural], rockfishes [plural]
Etymology: From rock + fish. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|rock|fish}} rock + fish Head templates: {{en-noun|~|rockfish|+}} rockfish (countable and uncountable, plural rockfish or rockfishes)
  1. Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically:
    A fish in the family Sebastidae, marine fishes that inhabit oceans around the world
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-rockfish-en-noun-aEJSp1E6
  2. Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically:
    A fish in the family Sebastidae, marine fishes that inhabit oceans around the world
    Sebastes, mainly of the North Pacific
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Perch and darters, Percoid fish, Salmonids, Scorpaeniform fish, Sebastids
    Sense id: en-rockfish-en-noun-ZZfGsuAy Disambiguation of Perch and darters: 8 10 7 6 6 7 7 6 10 6 8 6 6 6 3 Disambiguation of Percoid fish: 8 11 8 6 6 7 7 6 9 6 8 6 6 6 2 Disambiguation of Salmonids: 8 11 7 6 6 7 8 6 9 6 8 6 6 6 2 Disambiguation of Scorpaeniform fish: 8 11 7 6 6 6 7 6 10 6 8 6 6 6 2 Disambiguation of Sebastids: 8 12 7 5 6 6 7 5 10 5 8 5 5 6 2 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: 3 17 2 5 13 3 4 5 11 4 5 6 5 11 7 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 3 15 3 6 12 4 4 5 11 4 5 6 5 11 6 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 11 3 7 10 3 3 4 15 3 4 8 6 15 5
  3. Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically:
    Acanthoclinus, a genus of fish from New Zealand
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-rockfish-en-noun-~3mWUYEj
  4. Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically:
    Scyliorhinus stellaris (nursehound), a shark known as rock salmon when used in cuisine
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-rockfish-en-noun-S9gPNDDd
  5. Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically:
    Hexagrammos, a genus of greenling from the North Pacific
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-rockfish-en-noun-Ds1S50jC Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 11 3 7 10 3 3 4 15 3 4 8 6 15 5
  6. Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically:
    Hypoplectrodes, a genus of fish in the family Serranidae
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-rockfish-en-noun-ZmBzjlqf
  7. Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically:
    Salvelinus, a genus of fish in the salmon family
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-rockfish-en-noun-mRMu-gY6
  8. Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically:
    A stonefishes (genus Synanceia), venomous fishes from the Indo-Pacific
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-rockfish-en-noun-3VP83-Fw
  9. Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically:
    A striped bass (Morone saxatilis), a species of fish from North America
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Perch and darters, Percoid fish, Scorpaeniform fish, Sebastids
    Sense id: en-rockfish-en-noun-OHXt-Y96 Disambiguation of Perch and darters: 8 10 7 6 6 7 7 6 10 6 8 6 6 6 3 Disambiguation of Percoid fish: 8 11 8 6 6 7 7 6 9 6 8 6 6 6 2 Disambiguation of Scorpaeniform fish: 8 11 7 6 6 6 7 6 10 6 8 6 6 6 2 Disambiguation of Sebastids: 8 12 7 5 6 6 7 5 10 5 8 5 5 6 2 Categories (other): English endocentric compounds, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 4 8 6 4 9 4 4 6 16 3 5 4 5 9 13 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 11 3 7 10 3 3 4 15 3 4 8 6 15 5
  10. Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically:
    Certain groupers, in the subfamily Epinephelinae
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-rockfish-en-noun-NX5d8xZ1
  11. Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically:
    Certain fish of genus Scorpaena, such as Madeira rockfish (Scorpaena maderensis), a common Mediterranean species
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-rockfish-en-noun-dEph0ADn
  12. Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically:
    Myliobatis goodei (southern eagle ray)
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-rockfish-en-noun-v7eWw-G4
  13. Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically:
    A logperch (Percina caprodes), also known as common logperch or log perch
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-rockfish-en-noun-QCrafGPk
  14. Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically:
    A long-spined bullhead (Taurulus bubalis)
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-rockfish-en-noun-pnoKz1-7 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 11 3 7 10 3 3 4 15 3 4 8 6 15 5
  15. (derogatory, slang, ethnic slur, US) A black person who does not know how to swim. Tags: US, countable, derogatory, ethnic, slang, slur, uncountable
    Sense id: en-rockfish-en-noun-UAb0mRt4 Categories (other): American English, English ethnic slurs, English endocentric compounds Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 4 8 6 4 9 4 4 6 16 3 5 4 5 9 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: rock-fish Derived forms: gopher rockfish Translations (fish of the genus Sebastes): roodbaars [masculine] (Dutch), Sebastes-suvun laji (Finnish), sébaste (French), Rotbarsch (German), cantarilho [masculine] (Portuguese), rascasso [masculine] (Portuguese), морско́й о́кунь (morskój ókunʹ) [masculine] (Russian)
Disambiguation of 'fish of the genus Sebastes': 3 6 13 2 12 13 13 11 4 2 13 2 2 2 1

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