blackfish
- noun
- Specialized
:
salmón negro
Examples
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Biologists monitor the health of blackfish to study post-spawning salmon populations.
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Local fishermen avoid catching blackfish because their quality is considered poor after spawning.
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The riverbanks were lined with blackfish resting after their exhausting journey up the stream.
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The blackfish returned to the river after spawning.
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I caught a blackfish last weekend.
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After spawning, a female salmon, known as a blackfish, is often found struggling in the river.
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Many fishermen avoid catching a blackfish since it may be weak and not suitable for sale.
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Once a female salmon has spawned, she becomes a blackfish and often appears in poorer condition.
Compounds
A small dark whale that lives off the Atlantic coast in groups led by a large male
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Blackfish is simply black + fish, and people called some female salmon 'black fish' when they turned dark after they had laid eggs. So blackfish now means a salmon in poor condition after spawning.
