ROSEFISH (rosefishes)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: rosefishes   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does rosefish mean? 

• ROSEFISH (noun)
  The noun ROSEFISH has 2 senses:

1. North Atlantic rockfish

2. large fish of northern Atlantic coasts of America and Europe

  Familiarity information: ROSEFISH used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ROSEFISH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

North Atlantic rockfish

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

ocean perch; redfish; rosefish

Hypernyms ("rosefish" is a kind of...):

rockfish (the lean flesh of any of various valuable market fish caught among rocks)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Large fish of northern Atlantic coasts of America and Europe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

ocean perch; rosefish; Sebastodes marinus

Hypernyms ("rosefish" is a kind of...):

rockfish (marine food fish found among rocks along the northern coasts of Europe and America)