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jew⋅fish
[joo-fish] 
–noun, plural (especially collectively
) -fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish⋅es.
) -fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish⋅es. | any of several very large fishes, esp. of the family Serranidae, as the giant sea bass and the groupers Epinephelus itajara and E. nigritus, found in the tropical Atlantic Ocean. |
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| jew·fish (jōō'fĭsh') n. pl. jewfish or jew·fish·es Any of several large, spotted, olive-brown marine fishes of the family Serranidae, especially the grouper Epinephelus itajara of tropical Atlantic and eastern Pacific waters. |
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Jewfish
Jew"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) 1. A very large serranoid fish (Promicrops itaiara) of Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. It often reaches the weight of five hundred pounds. Its color is olivaceous or yellowish, with numerous brown spots. Called also guasa, and warsaw. 2. A similar gigantic fish (Stereolepis gigas) of Southern California, valued as a food fish. 3. The black grouper of Florida and Texas. 4. A large herringlike fish; the tarpum.
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