Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Redfish"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Nerka \Ner"ka\, n. [Russ. niarka, prob. fr. native name.]
(Zo["o]l.)
The most important salmon of Alaska ({Oncorhinchus nerka}),
ascending in spring most rivers and lakes from Alaska to
Oregon, Washington, and Idaho; -- called also {red salmon},
{redfish}, {blueback}, and {sawqui}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Redfish \Red"fish`\ (r[e^]d"f[i^]sh`), n. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The blueback salmon of the North Pacific; -- called also
{nerka}. See {Blueback}
(b) .
(b) The rosefish.
(c) A large California labroid food fish ({Trochocopus
pulcher}); -- called also {fathead}.
(d) The red bass, red drum, or drumfish. See the Note under
{Drumfish}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
redfish
n 1: North Atlantic rockfish [syn: {rosefish}, {ocean perch}]
2: large edible fish found off coast of United States from
Massachusetts to Mexico [syn: {red drum}, {channel bass},
{Sciaenops ocellatus}]
3: male salmon that has recently spawned
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