milkfish
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A silvery tropical fish from the Indo-Pacific farmed for food in Southeast Asia
- noun
- /ˈmɪlkˌfɪʃ/
- Philippine
:
bangus
- In the coastal market, vendors displayed fresh milkfish that had just been caught by local fishermen.
Examples
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During the festival, many stalls offered dishes featuring milkfish as a local delicacy.
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I even lived in the middle of the sea to culture milkfish with my father, and I used to fish so that I could sell it to the store.
Blog text (18) -
For dinner, we enjoyed grilled milkfish with a side of steamed rice and vegetables.
Surface Forms
milkfish singular
milkfishes plural
Morphology
Etymology
Milkfish is made of the simple parts milk and fish. A helpful way to remember it is that this silvery tropical fish has pale, almost 'milky' flesh, so people in Southeast Asia often farm it for food.
