Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The stone-bass, cernier, cherna, or cherne, Polyprion cernium. See
Polyprion , and cut understone-bass . - noun An Australian species, Polyprion oxygeneios, of the family Serranidæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A stone bass.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
perciform marine fish of thefamily Polyprionide, often inhabitingcaves andshipwrecks .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun brown fish of the Atlantic and Mediterranean found around rocks and shipwrecks
Etymologies
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Examples
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Birch & Barley welcomes Pennsylvania's Sly Fox Brewery to the 14th Street NW restaurant for a five-course tasting menu that pairs offerings like Sly Fox's seasonal Oktoberfest brew with pan-seared wreckfish, or the Saison Vos with a beef striploin.
Getting Up Guide: Spoken-word showcase; Sly Fox brew tasting Alex Baldinger 2010
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Company's selection is extensive; Southern favorites like catfish and wreckfish are offered as well.
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Among the fish, one can identify a parrotfish (Sparisoma cretense) leaping above the wave crest and a big wreckfish (Polyprion americanum) lurking near the bottom, but the electric eel is a bit of artistic license.
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A wreckfish passes diver Martin Hansel, dressed as Santa
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We have no idea what the first couple ordered, But the seared striped bass goes for $24, the braised wreckfish $26.
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Alaskan halibut and sablefish, and South Atlantic wreckfish; all four fisheries now have smaller fishing fleets, higher incomes for fishermen and larger, healthier fish stocks.
unknown title 2009
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Alaskan halibut and sablefish, and South Atlantic wreckfish; all four fisheries now have smaller fishing fleets, higher incomes for fishermen and larger, healthier fish stocks.
unknown title 2009
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Alaskan halibut and sablefish, and South Atlantic wreckfish; all four fisheries now have smaller fishing fleets, higher incomes for fishermen and larger, healthier fish stocks.
unknown title 2009
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