roughy
roughy noun: the orange roughy, Hoplostethus atlanticus.
Noun
roughy (plural roughies)
- The orange roughy, Hoplostethus atlanticus.
- 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
- Any of several marine fish of the related genus Trachichthys, which have rough and spiny scales.
roughy meaning in Tamil
roughy in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்
Synonyms of roughy
Forms of roughy
| plural | roughies |
|---|---|
| alternative form | roughie |
Origin of roughy
From rough + -y.
Phrases with roughy
Words that rhyme with roughy
Questions about roughy
- What does roughy mean?
- Roughy means the orange roughy, Hoplostethus atlanticus.
- What is roughy in Tamil?
- Roughy in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Roughy meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is roughy?
- Roughy is a noun.
- What is the plural of roughy?
- The plural of roughy is roughies.
Words near roughy in the dictionary
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