Rosefish

Rosefish
Rosefish Rose"fish`, n. (Zo["o]l.) A large marine scorp[ae]noid food fish ({Sebastes marinus}) found on the northern coasts of Europe and America. called also {red perch}, {hemdurgan}, {Norway haddok}, and also, erroneously, {snapper}, {bream}, and {bergylt}. [1913 Webster]

Note: When full grown it is usually bright rose-red or orange-red; the young are usually mottled with red and ducky brown. [1913 Webster]


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  • rosefish — ☆ rosefish [rōz′fish΄ ] n. pl. rosefish or rosefishes (see FISH) any of several reddish food fishes, as two scorpionfishes (Sebastes marinus and Helicolenus dactylopterus) of the Atlantic …   English World dictionary

  • rosefish — /rohz fish /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) rosefish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) rosefishes. 1. redfish (def. 1). 2. See blackbelly rosefish. [1715 25, Amer.; ROSE1 + FISH] * * * …   Universalium

  • rosefish — didysis jūrinis ešerys statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Sebastes marinus angl. hemdurgan; Norway haddock; ocean perch; red bream; redfish; rosefish; snapper rus. золотистый окунь; морской окунь ryšiai …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

  • rosefish — rožinis jūrinis ešerys statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Sebastes fasciatus angl. rosefish rus. розовый морской окунь ryšiai: platesnis terminas – paprastieji jūriniai ešeriai …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

  • rosefish — noun Date: 1731 redfish a(1) …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • rosefish — n. large fish found on the north coast of America and Europe, ocean perch; rockfish found in the North Atlantic; redfish …   English contemporary dictionary

  • rosefish — rose•fish [[t]ˈroʊzˌfɪʃ[/t]] n. pl. (esp. collectively) fish, (esp. for kinds or species) fish•es. ich redfish 1) • Etymology: 1715–25, amer …   From formal English to slang

  • rosefish — noun 1. North Atlantic rockfish • Syn: ↑redfish, ↑ocean perch • Hypernyms: ↑rockfish 2. large fish of northern Atlantic coasts of America and Europe • Syn: ↑ocean perch, ↑Seba …   Useful english dictionary

  • black-bellied rosefish — melsvažiotis ešerys statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Helicolenus dactylopterus angl. black bellied rosefish; blue mouth; red bream rus. галлинета; синеротый окунь ryšiai: platesnis terminas – bepūsliai …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

  • blackbelly rosefish — /blak bel ee/ a reddish scorpionfish, Helicolenus dactylopterus, inhabiting the deep waters of the western Atlantic Ocean. [BLACK + BELLY] * * * …   Universalium

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