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orange roughy

orange roughy noun: an edible deep-sea fish (Hoplostethus atlanticus), of the slimehead family (Trachichthyidae).

Noun

orange roughy (plural orange roughies)

  1. An edible deep-sea fish (Hoplostethus atlanticus), of the slimehead family (Trachichthyidae).
    • Other deep creatures now being harvested or targeted as seafood include rattails, skates, squid, red crabs, orange roughy, black oreos, smooth oreos, hoki, blue ling, southern blue whiting, sablefish, black scabbard fish and spiny dogfish.1995 December 26, William J. Broad, “Creatures of the Deep Find Their Way to the Table”, in The New York Times
    Synonyms:
    roughy

orange roughy meaning in Tamil

orange roughy in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்

Synonyms of orange roughy

Forms of orange roughy

pluralorange roughies

Questions about orange roughy

What does orange roughy mean?
Orange roughy means an edible deep-sea fish (Hoplostethus atlanticus), of the slimehead family (Trachichthyidae).
What is orange roughy in Tamil?
Orange roughy in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Orange roughy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is orange roughy?
Orange roughy is a noun.
What is the plural of orange roughy?
The plural of orange roughy is orange roughies.

Words near orange roughy in the dictionary

  1. orange ringlet
  2. orange ringlets
  3. Orange River
  4. Orange River Colony
  5. orange roughies
  6. orange roughy
  7. orange sharpshooter
  8. orange sharpshooters
  9. Orange Shirt Day
  10. orange site
  11. orange squash

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