Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A sciænoid fish, Seriphus politus, found on the Pacific coast of the United States.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A California sciænoid food fish (
Seriphys politus ). The back is bluish, and the sides and belly bright silvery. Called alsokingfish .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Seriphus politus, a
North American croaker with elongated body and large mouth.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun silvery and bluish drumfish of shallow California coastal waters
Etymologies
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queen + fish
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Health studies also show fish populations, including sportfishing favorites like white croaker, bass and queenfish, continue harboring very high levels of DDT, which is linked to cancer in humans.
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