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单词 jewfish
释义

jewfish

noun

jew·​fish ˈjü-ˌfish How to pronounce jewfish (audio)
1
: any of various large groupers that are usually dusky green, brown, or blackish, thickheaded, and rough-scaled
especially : goliath grouper
2
: mulloway

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web About 20 years ago, a committee of fish experts renamed the jewfish into the goliath grouper. Seth Borenstein, Star Tribune, 9 July 2021 Once called the jewfish, a name considered a bit insensitive for modern times, the goliath grouper suffered severe declines through the 20th century. David Fleshler, sun-sentinel.com, 24 Apr. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1679, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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