kingfish

Inflections of 'kingfish' (n):

kingfish: npl (Especially as a collective plural—e.g. "The fisherman has a good catch of kingfish.")

kingfishes: npl (Mainly used to talk about different types—e.g. "Most kingfishes belong to the drum family.")

king•fish n., pl. (esp. collectively) -fish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish•es.

Fishany of several marine food fishes of the drum family, esp. of the genus Menticirrhus, found off the E coast of the U.S.
FishAlso called white croaker. a marine food fish, Genyonemus lineatus, found off the Californian coast.
FishSee king mackerel.
Fisha large game fish, Seriola grandis, found in Australia and New Zealand, closely related to the yellowtail.
Fishany of various other fishes noted esp. for their size.
Informal Termsa person regarded as a leader or authority:a kingfish in Democratic party circles.

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kingfish /ˈkɪŋˌfɪʃ/ n ( pl -fish, -fishes)

any marine sciaenid food and game fish of the genus Menticirrhus, occurring in warm American Atlantic coastal waters
another name for opah
any of various other large food fishes, esp the Spanish mackerel
Also called: (NZ) haku a large food and game fish, Seriola lalandi lalandi, of New Zealand waters

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