rosefish
[
rohz
-fish]
/ˈroʊzˌfɪʃ/
noun
,
plural
(
especially collectively
)
rosefish
(
especially referring to two or more kinds or species
)
rosefishes.
1.
redfish
(def 1).
2.
blackbelly rosefish
.
Origin
1715-25,
Americanism;
rose
1
+
fish
British Dictionary definitions for
rosefish
rosefish
/
ˈrəʊzˌfɪʃ
/
noun
(
pl
)
-fish,
-fishes
1.
a red scorpaenid food fish,
Sebastes marinus
, of North Atlantic coastal waters
2.
any of various other red fishes