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Definition of Rosefish

1. Noun. North Atlantic rockfish.

2. Noun. Large fish of northern Atlantic coasts of America and Europe.

Definition of Rosefish

1. n. A large marine scorpænoid food fish (Sebastes marinus) found on the northern coasts of Europe and America. called also red perch, hemdurgan, Norway haddok, and also, erroneously, snapper, bream, and bergylt.

Definition of Rosefish

1. Noun. A large marine food fish, ''Sebastes marinus'', found on the northern coasts of Europe and America, and usually of a bright red colour when full grown. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Rosefish

1. a marine food fish [n -ES]

Medical Definition of Rosefish

1. A large marine scorpaenoid food fish (Sebastes marinus) found on the northern coasts of Europe and America. Synonym: red perch, hemdurgan, Norway haddok, and also, erroneously, snapper, bream, and bergylt. When full grown it is usually bright rose-red or orange-red; the young are usually mottled with red and ducky brown. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rosefish

rosebay willowherbs rosebays rosebowl rosebowls rosebud rosebud cherry rosebud orchid rosebuds rosebush rosebushes

rosed rosedrop rosedrops rosefinch rosefinches rosefish (current term) rosefishes rosegarden rosegardens rosegold

rosegolds rosehead roseheads rosehip rosehips roseine roseines roseless roselike roselite

Literary usage of Rosefish

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"rosefish, a large red fish (Sebastes marinus) of the rockfish family ... The rosefish feeds upon crustaceans, small fish and mollusks; and the young at ..."

2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"The city virtually forms a part of Kansas City. There are iron and wire works. Pop. 5960. rosefish, a large red fish ..."

3. American Food and Game Fishes: A Popular Account of All the Species Found in by David Starr Jordan, Barton Warren Evermann (1902)
"The rosefish reaches 2 feet in length, though the average is much less. ... The rosefish ranks well as a food-fish, and considerable quantities ..."

4. Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States: Annotated for Statistical ...edited by Stephen Koplan, Deanna Tanner Okun edited by Stephen Koplan, Deanna Tanner Okun (2006)
"kg Perch: 60 Atlantic ocean perch (rosefish) kg 61 Other ocean perch kg 63 Other kg 66 Other kg Other: 0304.20.30 Cod, cusk, haddock, pollock and Atlantic ..."

5. Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1907)
"The dorsal spines are numerous and strong. The ventral fins are complete and normally attached ; the anal has three strong __ Fio. 534.—rosefish ..."

6. A Guide to the Study of Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1905)
"The ventral fins are complete and normally attached ; the anal has three strong FIG. 365.—rosefish, Sebastes marinus Linnaeus. Cape Cod. spines. ..."

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