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rose⋅fish

[rohz-fish]
–noun, plural (especially collectively) -fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish⋅es.
1. redfish (def. 1).
2. blackbelly rosefish.

Origin:
1715–25, Americanism; rose 1 + fish

red⋅fish

[red-fish]
–noun, plural (especially collectively) -fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish⋅es.
1. Also called ocean perch, rosefish. a North Atlantic rockfish, Sebastes marinus, used for food.
2. red drum.
3. sheephead.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME rede fische; see red 1 , fish
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rose·fish   (rōz'fĭsh')   
n.   pl. rosefish or rose·fish·es
A bright red marine food fish (Sebastes marinus) of North Atlantic waters. Also called ocean perch.
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