groundfish

groundfish noun: any of many fish that swim near the seafloor: a demersal fish.

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Noun

groundfish (countable and uncountable, plural groundfish or groundfishes)

Any of many fish that swim near the seafloor: a demersal fish.
- Boats catching groundfish — fish near the ocean bottom including cod, haddock and halibut — catch thousands of pounds of fish at a time.2007 February 14, “Correction: Sea Sends Distress Call in One-Note Chowders”, in New York Times

groundfish (third-person singular simple present groundfishes, present participle groundfishing, simple past and past participle groundfished)

To fish for groundfish.
- Earl, who has lobstered, scalloped, groundfished and run tugs most of his life, is half joking.2004 January 1, Bob Bernstein, “Pumping out the heat”, in National Fisherman

গ্রাউন্ডফিশ শিকার করা

Noun
plural	groundfish
plural	groundfishes
alternative form	ground fish
Verb
third-person singular present	groundfishes
present participle	groundfishing
past participle	groundfished
past	groundfished

From ground + fish.

What does groundfish mean?: Groundfish means any of many fish that swim near the seafloor: a demersal fish.
What is groundfish in Bengali?: Groundfish in Bengali is গ্রাউন্ডফিশ শিকার করা. See Groundfish meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is groundfish?: Groundfish can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of groundfish?: The plural of groundfish is groundfish.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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