blackfish
[
blak
-fish]
/ˈblækˌfɪʃ/
noun
,
plural
(
especially collectively
)
blackfish
(
especially referring to two or more kinds or species
)
blackfishes.
1.
any of various dark-colored
fishes
, as the tautog,
Tautoga onitis,
or the sea bass,
Centropristes striatus.
2.
a small, freshwater
food fish
,
Dallia pectoralis,
found in Alaska and Siberia, noted for its ability to survive frozen in ice.
3.
black whale
.
Origin
1680-90,
Americanism;
black
+
fish
Examples from the web for
blackfish
Currently, there is a demand for live
blackfish
on the restaurant market.
British Dictionary definitions for
blackfish
blackfish
/
ˈblækˌfɪʃ
/
noun
(
pl
)
-fish,
-fishes
1.
a minnow-like Alaskan freshwater fish,
Dallia pectoralis
, related to the pikes and thought to be able to survive prolonged freezing
2.
a female salmon that has recently spawned
Compare
redfish
(sense 1)
3.
any of various other dark fishes, esp the luderick, a common edible Australian estuary fish
4.
another name for
pilot whale