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blue·fish

   [bloo-fish]
noun, plural (especially collectively) -fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish·es.
1.
a predaceous, marine, bluish or greenish food fish, Pomatomus saltatrix, inhabiting Atlantic coastal waters of North and South America.
2.
any of various fishes, usually of a bluish color.
Origin:
1615–25, Americanism; blue + fish
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bluefish (ˈbluːˌfɪʃ)
 
—n , pl -fish, -fishes
1.  Also called: snapper a predatory bluish marine percoid food and game fish, Pomatomus saltatrix, related to the horse mackerel: family Pomatomidae
2.  any of various other bluish fishes

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