dolphinfish

[dol-fin-fish, dawl-]

dol·phin·fish

[dol-fin-fish, dawl-]
noun, plural (especially collectively) dol·phin·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) dol·phin·fish·es.
dolphin (def. 2).

Origin:
1505–15; dolphin + fish
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dolphinfish

noun
1. the lean flesh of a saltwater fish found in warm waters (especially in Hawaii) 
2. large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii) 
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