Definition of Rockfish

1. Noun. The lean flesh of any of various valuable market fish caught among rocks.

Generic synonyms: Saltwater Fish
Specialized synonyms: Ocean Perch, Redfish, Rosefish

2. Noun. Marine food fish found among rocks along the northern coasts of Europe and America.

3. Noun. Marine food and game fish with dark longitudinal stripes; migrates upriver to spawn; sometimes placed in the genus Morone.
Exact synonyms: Roccus Saxatilis, Striped Bass, Striper
Generic synonyms: Sea Bass
Group relationships: Genus Roccus, Roccus

Definition of Rockfish

1. n. Any one of several California scorpænoid food fishes of the genus Sebastichthys, as the red rockfish (S. ruber). They are among the most important of California market fishes. Called also rock cod, and garrupa.

Definition of Rockfish

1. Noun. Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically: ¹

2. Noun. The rock salmon, the flesh of some fish ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Rockfish

1. a fish living around rocks [n -ES]

Medical Definition of Rockfish

1. Any one of several California scorpaenoid food fishes of the genus Sebastichthys, as the red rockfish (S. Ruber). They are among the most important of California market fishes. Called also rock cod, and garrupa. The striped bass. See Bass. Any one of several species of Florida and Bermuda groupers of the genus Epinephelus. An American fresh water darter; the log perch. The term is locally applied to various other fishes. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rockfish

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rocketplanes
rocketries
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rockets
rocketship
rocketships
rockface
rockfaces
rockfall
rockfalls
rockfest
rockfests
rockfill
rockfills
rockfish (current term)
rockfishes
rockfoil
rockfowl
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rockhopper
rockhopper penguin
rockhopper penguins
rockhoppers
rockhound
rockhounding
rockhoundings
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rockier

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