- Also called: snapper
a predatory bluish marine percoid food and game fish, Pomatomus saltatrix, related to the horse mackerel: family Pomatomidae any of various other bluish fishes
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blue•fish /ˈbluˌfɪʃ/USA pronunciation
n. [countable], pl. (esp. when thought of as a group) -fish, (esp. for kinds or species) -fish•es.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Fisha blue fish that travels in schools and can be eaten.
- Fishany of various other fishes, usually of a bluish color.
blue•fish
(blo̅o̅′fish′),USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. collectively) -fish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish•es.
- Fisha predaceous, marine, bluish or greenish food fish, Pomatomus saltatrix, inhabiting Atlantic coastal waters of North and South America.
- Fishany of various fishes, usually of a bluish color.
- blue + fish 1615–25, American.
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