rockfish
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- noun
- /ˈrɑkˌfɪʃ/
- US
- The chef recommended the rockfish for its delicate flavor and flaky texture.
- grilled rockfish
- whole rockfish
Examples
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Loved the beer-battered fried rockfish.
Blog text (14) -
Rockfish were a major component of the winter diet (Ainley et al., 1982; Bailey and Ainley, 1982).
Academic text (2000) -
There are all kinds of fish in here—lingcod, greenling, cabezon, bass, rockfish, flounder, sole, and at least four species of perch.
Fiction book (1992) -
For dinner, we served grilled rockfish seasoned with herbs and lemon.
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At the market, I found fresh rockfish caught that morning, perfect for a healthy meal.
Synonyms
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Meat from a water animal that people cook and eat
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A large, fast sea fish often eaten fresh or canned
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Animals from the sea that people eat, like fish and shellfish
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A freshwater fish like a salmon that people often eat
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A fish with whisker-like feelers often eaten as food
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A large sea fish that people often eat fresh, grilled or canned
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A small silver fish often eaten smoked, salted, or pickled
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The flesh of a large fish used as food in seafood dishes
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A fish with white flesh that people eat
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A large fish that lives in cold seas and has white meat people eat
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A water animal that lives in rivers or lakes and people eat
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A fish with red or reddish skin often found in the sea and eaten
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Meat from fish that live in the sea and people eat
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Large fish that eat other fish and have a long pointed jaw like marlin or swordfish
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A long, silvery fish that lives in shallow warm coastal water and is popular with people who fish for sport
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A large sea fish that people eat and catch for sport
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A deep sea fish often eaten as food
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A fish that people catch or farm to eat
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A small freshwater fish you can eat, often caught for food like bluegill or crappie
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A fish that lives near the sea bottom, like cod or flounder
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Fatty bluish fish meat that people cook and eat
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6.7
A small flat sea fish with soft flesh often eaten
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A small firm white fish like dogfish that is often sold in British fish and chip shops
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A large fish from warm seas with a thick head eaten as food
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A freshwater fish in North America that lives in shallow, rocky water and people catch for food or sport
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The meat of a fish that moves from the sea into rivers and is eaten
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The meat from a trout that lives in the sea that people eat
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Meat from a very large tuna that people eat, often raw as sushi
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The meat of small freshwater fish that people cook and eat
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A small fish that lives near rocky western Atlantic coasts and has a dark body
The meat of the bocaccio fish when cooked and served to eat
Red flesh from a large Pacific fish that people eat
Lean meat from a sea fish often called mahi-mahi usually cooked and eaten
White, lean meat from thin flat sea fish often served as fillets
Meat of a very large sea fish valued for sushi and sashimi
The flesh of a large fish from cold northern lakes that people eat
A freshwater fish in North America with a flat round body often found near rocks
A long slim fish with no scales that lives in northern Atlantic waters and people eat
A small silvery sea fish from the California coast that people eat
Compounds
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A bright red fish caught for food on the Pacific coast of North America
A sea fish with a copper-coloured body that lives near the Pacific coast of North America
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Rockfish can also mean the meat of fish caught among rocks. The name comes from rock ('large stone') and fish ('water animal'), so it helps you remember that this is fish from rocky coastal areas sold as food.