muttonfish

noun, plural ( especially collectively ) mut·ton·fish ( especially referring to two or more kinds or species ) mut·ton·fish·es.

Origin:
1725–35, Americanism; mutton¹ + fish, so called for its muttonlike taste

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muttonfish
noun
similar to and often marketed as 'red snapper'; [syn: mutton snapper]

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