rosefish

9.0

A large red fish from the North Atlantic often caught for food

noun
/ˈroʊzˌfɪʃ/

: pez rosa

Many restaurants serve rosefish as a delicacy due to its firm, mild-flavored flesh.

Examples

Fishermen in the region often catch rosefish for local markets.
I caught a rosefish during my trip to Maine.
The deep red color of the rosefish makes it easy to identify.
The rosefish is popular among fishermen.
Fishermen in the region often catch rosefish for local markets.
Many restaurants serve rosefish as a delicacy due to its firm, mild-flavored flesh.
I caught a rosefish during my trip to Maine.

Synonyms

redfish

vsrosefish

3 6.5

A fish with red or reddish skin often found in the sea and eaten

is the specific large reddish North Atlantic edible fish

Sebastes marinus

vsrosefish

9.9

A large sea fish of the North Atlantic often called Atlantic redfish

is the general common term rather than the formal scientific label

ocean perch

vsrosefish

4.8

A red fish from the North Atlantic eaten for its firm white flesh

is a broader common food term without the flesh detail

Surface Forms

rosefish singular

rosefish plural

Morphology

rosefish = rose + fish (transparent) = rose + fish

The compound clearly denotes a fish characterised by a rose (pink/reddish) colour; the meaning can be derived directly from its parts.

Etymology

Rosefish is made of rose and fish, and rose means 'pink or red, like the flower'. So the name is like a picture of a red fish, which is why rosefish refers to a large, reddish fish often caught for food.