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Rosefish

A large marine scorpaenoid 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.

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Rockfish 76% connected

Any one of several California scorpaenoid food fishes of the genus Sebastichthys, as the red rockfish (S. ruber). They are among the most important o…

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Redfish 92% connected

The blueback salmon of the North Pacific; -- called also nerka. See Blueback (b).

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Astarte noun · 78% connection

A genus of bivalve mollusks, common on the coasts of America and Europe.

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Cod noun · 78% connection

An important edible fish (Gadus morrhua), taken in immense numbers on the northern coasts of Europe and America. It is especially abun…

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Cusk noun · 78% connection

A large, edible, marine fish (Brosmius brosme), allied to the cod, common on the northern coasts of Europe and America; -- called also…

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Eel noun · 78% connection

the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in Europe and America; large eels are usually smoked or pickled

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Ermine noun · 78% connection

A valuable fur-bearing animal of the genus Mustela (M. erminea), allied to the weasel; the stoat. It is found in the northern parts of…

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Fish noun · 78% connection

the flesh of fish used as food; "in Japan most fish is eaten raw"; "after the scare about foot-and-mouth disease a lot of people start…

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Flyfish noun · 78% connection

A California scorpaenoid fish (Sebastichthys rhodochloris), having brilliant colors.

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Gadwall noun · 78% connection

A large duck (Anas strepera), valued as a game bird, found in the northern parts of Europe and America; -- called also gray duck.

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Golden-eye noun · 78% connection

A duck (Glaucionetta clangula), found in Northern Europe, Asia, and America. The American variety (var. Americana) is larger. Called w…

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Grebe noun · 78% connection

One of several swimming birds or divers, of the genus Colymbus (formerly Podiceps), and allied genera, found in the northern parts of…

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Gunnel noun · 78% connection

A small, eel-shaped, marine fish of the genus Muraenoides; esp., M. gunnellus of Europe and America; -- called also gunnel fish, butte…

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Haddock noun · 78% connection

A marine food fish (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), allied to the cod, inhabiting the northern coasts of Europe and America. It has a dark…

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Halibut noun · 78% connection

marine food fish of the northern Atlantic or northern Pacific; the largest flatfish and one of the largest teleost fishes

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Holibut noun · 78% connection

marine food fish of the northern Atlantic or northern Pacific; the largest flatfish and one of the largest teleost fishes

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Humpback noun · 78% connection

Any whale of the genus Megaptera, characterized by a hump or bunch on the back. Several species are known. The most common ones in the…

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Jurel noun · 78% connection

A yellow carangoid fish of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts (Caranx chrysos), most abundant southward, where it is valued as a food fish;…

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Kittiwake noun · 78% connection

A northern gull (Rissa tridactyla), inhabiting the coasts of Europe and America. It is white, with black tips to the wings, and has bu…

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League noun · 78% connection

A measure of length or distance, varying in different countries from about 2.4 to 4.6 English statute miles of 5.280 feet each, and us…

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