Blackfish

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  • noun. Any of various dark-colored fishes, such as.
  • noun. A small edible freshwater fish (Dallia pectoralis) that inhabits streams and ponds of Alaska and Siberia and is noted for its ability to withstand freezing.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. Any of several dark-colored toothed whales, especially the pilot whale.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A name of several fishes.
  • noun. A name of several delphinoid cetaceans, especially of the genus Globicephalus. Also called black–whale.
  • noun. In Australia: A sea-fish, Incisidens simplex.
  • noun. A sea-fish, Girella tricuspidata.
  • noun. A fresh-water fish, Gadopsis marmoratus.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. The tautog of New England (Tautoga).
  • noun. The black sea bass (Centropristis atrarius) of the Atlantic coast. It is excellent food fish; -- locally called also black Harry.
  • noun. A fish of southern Europe (Centrolophus pompilus) of the Mackerel family.
  • noun. The female salmon in the spawning season.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Any of several species of fish of medium gray to black color.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America
  • noun. small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school
  • noun. female salmon that has recently spawned
  • Word Usage
    "Photographer AJ Wilhelm and I have been chasing local and sustainable food - anything with fins, scales and gills -- wherever we could: we fished for bluefish off Orchard Beach in the Bronx, striped bass in the Verazzano Narrows, blackfish from the bottom of the New York Bight and everything that swims in Jamaica Bay."
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