WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ser•geant•fish
(sär′jənt fish′),USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. collectively) -fish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish•es.
- Fishthe cobia, Rachycentron canadum.
- Fishany of various other marine fishes with striped fins.
- 1880–85, American; sergeant + fish; so called from the striped fins
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