Definitions

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun either of two large slender food and game fish (Coryphaena equisetis or Coryphaena hippurus) of warm waters. They are highly esteemed as food fish, especially in Hawaii. See also dolphin{2}.
  • noun lean-fleshed fish of warm waters, esp. Hawaii.

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  • noun Alternative spelling of mahi-mahi.

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

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Examples

  • Protein: two or three servings a day of organically fed poultry (skinless), seafood (non-bottom-feeders and small fish; think wild—including canned—salmon, trout, mahimahi, sea bass, flounder), eggs, low-fat dairy, and soy.

    You Raising Your Child Michael F. Roizen 2010

  • Kate chose the mahimahi with green chile sauce; Fiona decided on the coconut shrimp.

    Substitute Me Lori L. Tharps 2010

  • Protein: two or three servings a day of organically fed poultry (skinless), seafood (non-bottom-feeders and small fish; think wild—including canned—salmon, trout, mahimahi, sea bass, flounder), eggs, low-fat dairy, and soy.

    You Raising Your Child Michael F. Roizen 2010

  • For lunch, you have to go with the mahimahi sandwich but ask for the whole wheat bun instead of the kaiser roll.

    Under a Maui Moon Robin Jones Gunn 2010

  • Over mahimahi, taro, and pineapple salsa, Claire, Eric, and Bonnie went over the budget line by line.

    The Aloha Quilt Jennifer Chiaverini 2010

  • Swordfish, snapper, or albacore tuna can be substituted for the mahimahi.

    More of America’s Most Wanted Recipes Ron Douglas 2010

  • Swordfish, snapper, or albacore tuna can be substituted for the mahimahi.

    More of America’s Most Wanted Recipes Ron Douglas 2010

  • For lunch, you have to go with the mahimahi sandwich but ask for the whole wheat bun instead of the kaiser roll.

    Under a Maui Moon Robin Jones Gunn 2010

  • For lunch, you have to go with the mahimahi sandwich but ask for the whole wheat bun instead of the kaiser roll.

    Under a Maui Moon Robin Jones Gunn 2010

  • Protein: two or three servings a day of organically fed poultry (skinless), seafood (non-bottom-feeders and small fish; think wild—including canned—salmon, trout, mahimahi, sea bass, flounder), eggs, low-fat dairy, and soy.

    You Raising Your Child Michael F. Roizen 2010

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  • A fishfish.

    September 10, 2008

  • A.k.a. dorado.

    September 10, 2008

  • yum yum

    September 10, 2008