blackfish

black·fish

B0298200 (blăk′fĭsh′)n. pl. blackfish or black·fish·es 1. Any of various dark-colored fishes, such as:a. A small edible freshwater fish (Dallia pectoralis) that inhabits streams and ponds of Alaska and Siberia and is noted for its ability to withstand freezing.b. See tautog.2. Any of several dark-colored toothed whales, especially the pilot whale.

blackfish

(ˈblækˌfɪʃ) n, pl -fish or -fishes1. (Animals) a minnow-like Alaskan freshwater fish, Dallia pectoralis, related to the pikes and thought to be able to survive prolonged freezing2. (Animals) a female salmon that has recently spawned. Compare redfish¹3. (Animals) any of various other dark fishes, esp the luderick, a common edible Australian estuary fish4. (Animals) another name for pilot whale

black•fish

(ˈblækˌfɪʃ)

n., pl. (esp. collectively) -fish, (esp. for kinds or species) -fish•es. 1. any of various dark-colored fishes, as the tautog, Tautoga onitis, or the sea bass, Centropristis striata. 2. a small, freshwater food fish, Dallia pectoralis, found in Alaska and Siberia, noted for its ability to survive frozen in ice. [1680–90, Amer.]

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Noun	1.	blackfish - large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North Americatautog, Tautoga onitiswrasse - chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth; usually brightly coloredgenus Tautoga, Tautoga - tautogs
	2.	blackfish - female salmon that has recently spawnedsalmon - any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn
	3.	blackfish - small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the schoolblack whale, common blackfish, Globicephala melaena, pilot whaledolphin - any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoisesgenus Globicephala, Globicephala - pilot whales