bluefish

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbluːˌfɪʃ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbluˌfɪʃ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(blo̅o̅fish′)

Inflections of 'bluefish' (n):
bluefish
npl (Especially as a collective plural—e.g. "Bluefish live in tropical and subtropical waters.")
bluefishes
npl (Less common)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
blue•fish /ˈbluˌfɪʃ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. (esp. when thought of as a group) -fish, (esp. for kinds or species) -fish•es. 
  1. Fisha blue fish that travels in schools and can be eaten.
  2. Fishany of various other fishes, usually of a bluish color.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
blue•fish  (blo̅o̅fish′),USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. collectively) -fish,  (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish•es. 
  1. Fisha predaceous, marine, bluish or greenish food fish, Pomatomus saltatrix, inhabiting Atlantic coastal waters of North and South America.
  2. Fishany of various fishes, usually of a bluish color.
  • blue + fish 1615–25, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bluefish / ˈbluːˌfɪʃ/ ( -fish, -fishes)
  1. Also called: snapper a predatory bluish marine percoid food and game fish, Pomatomus saltatrix, related to the horse mackerel: family Pomatomidae
  2. any of various other bluish fishes
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