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kingfish
[king-fish]
noun
plural
kingfish ,plural
kingfishes .any of several marine food fishes of the drum family, especially of the genus Menticirrhus, found off the eastern coast of the United States.
Also called white croaker.a marine food fish, Genyonemus lineatus, found off the Californian coast.
a large game fish, Seriola grandis, found in Australia and New Zealand, closely related to the yellowtail.
any of various other fishes noted especially for their size.
Informal.a person regarded as a leader or authority.
a kingfish in Democratic Party circles.
kingfish
/ ˈɪŋˌɪʃ /
noun
any marine sciaenid food and game fish of the genus Menticirrhus, occurring in warm American Atlantic coastal waters
another name for opah
any of various other large food fishes, esp the Spanish mackerel
Also called: haku.a large food and game fish, Seriola lalandi lalandi , of New Zealand waters
Example Sentences
At one of them, Cornelius Carrington, from the Freedom Fish House. fillets a kingfish with the speed and dexterity of a man who has spent many years with a fish knife in his hands.
Mr. Chacón Soto, 58, who has been fishing since he was 13, regularly catches red and queen snapper, kingfish and codfish.
The website for the charter boat says customers can catch swordfish, bass and kingfish: “Charter fishing for the serious angler,” it says.
Offshore in Texas waters still producing snapper, kingfish and cobia.
State red snapper is good with a mix of kingfish and cobia offshore.
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