blackfish

4 definitions found

blackfish - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sea bass \Sea" bass`\ . (Zool.)
     (a) A large marine food fish (Serranus atrarius syn.
         Centropristis atrarius) which abounds on the Atlantic
         coast of the United States. It is dark bluish, with black
         bands, and more or less varied with small white spots and
         blotches. Called also, locally, blue bass, black sea   bass
         , blackfish, bluefish, and black perch.
     (b) A California food fish (Cynoscion nobile); -- called
         also white sea bass, and sea salmon.
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  Tautog \Tau*tog"\, n. [The pl. of taut, the American Indian
     name, translated by Roger Williams sheep's heads, and written
     by him tauta['u]og.] (Zool.)
     An edible labroid fish (Haitula onitis, or Tautoga onitis
     ) of the Atlantic coast of the United States. When
     adult it is nearly black, more or less irregularly barred,
     with greenish gray. Called also blackfish, oyster fish,
     salt-water chub, and moll. [Written also tautaug.]
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  Blackfish \Black"fish\, n.
     1. (Zool.) A small kind of whale, of the genus
        Globicephalus, of several species. The most common is
        Globicephalus melas. Also sometimes applied to other
        whales of larger size.
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     2. (Zool.) The tautog of New England (Tautoga).
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     3. (Zool.) The black sea bass (Centropristis atrarius) of
        the Atlantic coast. It is excellent food fish; -- locally
        called also black Harry.
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     4. (Zool.) A fish of southern Europe (Centrolophus  pompilus
        ) of the Mackerel family.
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     5. (Zool.) The female salmon in the spawning season.
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     Note: The name is locally applied to other fishes.
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blackfish - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  blackfish
      n 1: large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North
           America [syn: tautog, blackfish, Tautoga onitis]
      2: female salmon that has recently spawned
      3: small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United
         States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the
         school [syn: pilot whale, black whale, common   blackfish
         , blackfish, Globicephala melaena]