English Explanatory Dictionary

muttonfish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several Atlantic and Caribbean fishes which are said to taste of mutton, especially a mutton snapper (Lutjanus analis), an ocean pout (Macrozoarces americanus), or an Irish pompano (Diapterus auratus).
  2. Any of several edible molluscs of the genus Haliotis; an abalone.

Pronunciation

en-au-muttonfish.ogg

Word forms

muttonfish muttonfishes

Etymology

From mutton + fish.

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