kingfish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several food fishes of the genus Menticirrhus from the Atlantic; kingcroakers.
  2. Other Atlantic fish
  3. opah (Lampris guttatus), of the United Kingdom
  4. white croaker (Genyonemus lineatus), of the United Kingdom
  5. wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri), of Barbados
  6. king mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla)
  7. Any of several similar fishes of the Pacific.
  8. narrow-barred Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson) of Australia
  9. Japanese meagre (Argyrosomus japonicus) of Australia
  10. yellowtail amberjack (Seriola lalandi) of Australia and New Zealand
  11. silver gemfish (Rexea solandri) of Australia
  12. Fish of genus Caranx

Word forms

kingfish kingfishes

Etymology

From king + fish.

Related words

Translations

Dhivehi: މުޑަ ހަނދި French: martin-pêcheur Japanese: キングフィッシュ Māori: warehenga Māori: haku
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