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redfish

/ˈɹɛdˌfɪʃ/ noun

Any of several species fish with red skin or flesh:

Word Origin A straightforward Old English compound: rēad 'red' and fisc 'fish.' A redfish is a fish with reddish coloration, like the red drum. The word red comes from PIE *h₁reudʰ- 'red,' which also gives us ruddy and rust. Fish is from PIE *peysḱ-, related to Latin piscis. So it's a very old word for a very red fish.

noun Any of several species fish with red skin or flesh: countable

We caught several redfish during our fishing trip in the Gulf of Mexico.

(名词) 红鱼 【红鱼（统称）】

我们在墨西哥湾钓鱼之旅中捕获了几条红鱼。

(sustantivo) huachinango; pargo rojo; pez rojo [Cualquiera de varias especies de peces con piel o carne de color rojo:]

Atrapamos varios peces rojos durante nuestra excursión de pesca en el golfo de México.

(nom) rouget [Toute espèce de poisson à la peau ou à la chair rouge, notamment le vivaneau ou l'ombrine.]

Nous avons pêché plusieurs **redfish** lors de notre excursion de pêche dans le golfe du Mexique.

(Substantiv) Rotbarsch; Lachsbarsch; Adlerfisch [Rotbarsch; Sammelbezeichnung für verschiedene Fischarten mit rötlicher Haut oder rötlichem Fleisch.]

Beim Angeln im Golf von Mexiko fingen wir mehrere **redfish**.

(名詞) 赤い皮膚や赤い身を持つ数種の魚の総称。

私たちはメキシコ湾での釣り旅行中に数匹のレッドフィッシュを釣った。

(substantivo) peixe-vermelho; caranho [Qualquer uma de várias espécies de peixes com pele ou carne vermelha.]

Pegamos vários vermelhos durante nossa viagem de pesca no Golfo do México.

Synonyms: red drum ocean perch rosefish red perch sockeye salmon Antonyms: whitefish cod haddock pollock
Word parts: red + fish

Related words

redden redness fisher fishery fishy

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