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redfish

redfish noun: any member of the genus Sebastes, or edible red rockfishs.

redfish: any member of the genus Sebastes, or edible red rockfishs
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Noun

redfish (plural redfish or redfishes)

  1. Any member of the genus Sebastes, or edible red rockfishs.
  2. especially Sebastes norvegicus, found in North American waters, also called rosefish or ocean perch.
  3. A large red edible fish, Sciaenops ocellatus, also called channel bass or red drum.
  4. Lutjanus spp., snappers.
  5. Centroberyx affinis, eastern nannygai.
  6. Etelis oculatus, queen snapper.
  7. Rhomboplites aurorubens, vermillion snapper.
  8. A slimehead, of family Trachichthyidae.
  9. Oncorhynchus nerka, sockeye salmon.

redfish meaning in Tamil

redfish in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்

Forms of redfish

pluralredfish
pluralredfishes

Plural of redfish: redfish or redfishes

Origin of redfish

From red + fish.

Words formed from redfish

Questions about redfish

What does redfish mean?
Redfish means any member of the genus Sebastes, or edible red rockfishs.
What is redfish in Tamil?
Redfish in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Redfish meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is redfish?
Redfish is a noun.
What is the plural of redfish?
The plural of redfish is redfish.

Words near redfish in the dictionary

  1. redfin shark
  2. redfin sharks
  3. redfinch
  4. redfinches
  5. redfins
  6. redfish
  7. redfishes
  8. redflower
  9. Redford
  10. Redfords
  11. redgal

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Adapted from Wiktionary: redfish (page history and authors); redfish (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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