redfish

[red-fish]

red·fish

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

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English rede fische; see red1, fish
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Redfish is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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redfish (ˈrɛdˌfɪʃ)
 
n , pl -fish, -fishes
1.  Compare blackfish a male salmon that has recently spawned
2.  any of several red European scorpaenid fishes of the genus Sebastes, esp S. marinus, valued as a food fish

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