bluefish

[ bloo-fish ]

noun

, plural (especially collectively) blue·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) blue·fish·es.

1. a predaceous, marine, bluish or greenish food fish, Pomatomus saltatrix, inhabiting Atlantic coastal waters of North and South America.
2. any of various fishes, usually of a bluish color.

bluefish

/ ˈbluːˌfɪʃ /

noun

1. Also calledsnapper a predatory bluish marine percoid food and game fish, Pomatomus saltatrix , related to the horse mackerel: family Pomatomidae
2. any of various other bluish fishes

Word History and Origins

Origin of bluefish¹

An Americanism dating back to 1615–25; blue + fish

Example Sentences

Expert fishermen, whalers and farmers, the Shinnecock people lived for centuries off the clams, striped bass, flounder, bluefish and fruit native to the area.

From Popular-Science

From your own boat or from the beach, beyond lifeguard-patrolled zones, you can catch bass, bluefish, and fluke and keep them as long as they meet local size limits.

From Outside Online

We fished together—for bluefish in the Long Island sound and for tarpon at Islamorada.

From The Daily Beast

It tells the story of the Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby, a five-week fishing tournament with a $30,000 prize.

From The Daily Beast

Bluefish knocked the ashes out of his pipe, from which we judged that his yarn was brought to a close.

From Project Gutenberg

At this momentous juncture, old Bluefish, to our unmitigated astonishment, started up with a wild whoop.

From Project Gutenberg

Bluefish also did well, but little Dicky Drake, as usual, made a laughing-stock of himself.

From Project Gutenberg

After the horse-racing came the bull and bear fight, in which old Bluefish and myself evinced an especial interest.

From Project Gutenberg

In the Gulf of Mexico it often feeds in company with the salt-water trout, and in northern waters with the bluefish and weakfish.

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