saltwater fish
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- noun
- /ˈsɔltˌwɔtər fɪʃ/
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- Saltwater fish such as tuna and salmon are rich in omega-3 fatty acids.
- saltwater fish tank
You can only eat those saltwater fish mainly.
- You can only eat those saltwater fish mainly.
Examples
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You can expect to in no way actually get a saltwater fish using freshwater bait or possibly a freshwater fish using saltwater bait.
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Was the water fresh? If so, all the saltwater fish would have died.
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You can only eat those saltwater fish mainly.
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The firm also has a saltwater fish tank, two office cats, frequent litters of foster kittens, and a stuffed Santa bear collection.
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How did freshwater fish survive that mixture of fresh and salt water that would have covered the Earth if the story was true? What about the saltwater fish that had their surroundings deluged when masses of rain came pouring down?
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Many of the tropical freshwater and saltwater fish that have been introduced to southern North America (Courtenay et al. 1984) are not likely to become established in the Great Lakes because winter temperatures drop below their tolerance limits.
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Many chefs prefer to use saltwater fish for their dishes due to its rich flavor.
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Restaurants often serve a variety of saltwater fish dishes that highlight the freshness of the ocean.
Synonyms
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A large, fast sea fish often eaten fresh or canned
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Pink meat from the fish that people cook and eat
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A small oily fish often sold in cans and eaten
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A small silver fish often eaten smoked, salted, or pickled
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A small silvery fish often packed in salt and used to add a strong taste to food
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The white, lean flesh of a large sea fish eaten as food
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Firm white meat from saltwater fish that people eat
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A fish from the North Atlantic related to cod and often eaten
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The flesh of a small oily sea fish eaten as food
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A large fish that lives in cold seas and has white meat people eat
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Meat from a very large tuna that people eat, often raw as sushi
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Lean flesh of fish caught among rocks that people eat
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A deep sea fish often eaten as food
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A large sea fish from the North Atlantic with white, flaky flesh used for food
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Meat of a very large sea fish valued for sushi and sashimi
Meat from certain sea fish that people eat
A large sea fish people eat found in warm coastal waters
A deep-sea fish with rich oily flesh often cooked for food
The white flesh of a sea fish that people eat
A small silvery fish found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans often eaten as food
A sea fish with a round body that lives in warm Atlantic waters and people eat
Pink, fatty fish meat that people eat, often cooked or smoked
The fatty red flesh of a Pacific salmon eaten as food
The meat of a fish that moves from the sea into rivers and is eaten
The meat from a trout that lives in the sea that people eat
The meat of a trout that moves between sea and rivers and is eaten
Antonyms
How Oily
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'fish that live in the sea' is directly and compositionally derived from 'saltwater' (water rich in salt/sea water) + 'fish' (fish used as food). This straightforward noun+noun compound follows common cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Saltwater fish paints a simple picture: a fish living in saltwater, which means the sea. So the phrase means 'the flesh of fish that live in the sea', used as 'food'.