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king·fish
(kĭng′fĭsh′)n. pl. kingfish or king·fish·es
1.
a. Any of several food and game fishes of the family Sciaenidae, especially of the genus Menticirrhus, found in western Atlantic waters.
b. Any of various carangid fishes.
c. See king mackerel.
2. Informal A person in a position of uncontested authority or influence, especially a powerful political leader.
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kingfish
(ˈkɪŋˌfɪʃ)n, pl -fish or -fishes
1. (Animals) any marine sciaenid food and game fish of the genus Menticirrhus, occurring in warm American Atlantic coastal waters
2. (Animals) another name for opah
3. (Animals) any of various other large food fishes, esp the Spanish mackerel
4. (Animals) Also called: haku (NZ)a large food and game fish, Seriola lalandi lalandi, of New Zealand waters
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king•fish
(ˈkɪŋˌfɪʃ)n., pl. (esp. collectively) -fish, (esp. for kinds or species) -fish•es.
1. any of various large edible croakers, esp. of the genus Menticirrhus, of North American coastal waters.
3. Informal. a person regarded as an authority.
[1740–50]
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| Noun | 1. | kingfish - the lean flesh of any of several fish caught off the Atlantic coast of the United States kingfish - any of several food and game fishes of the drum family indigenous to warm Atlantic waters of the North American coast cero, pintado, Scomberomorus regalis, kingfish - large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters saltwater fish - flesh of fish from the sea used as food |
| 2. |  kingfish - large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic watersgenus Scomberomorus, Scomberomorus - Spanish mackerels Spanish mackerel - any of several large marine food fishes of the genus Scomberomorus kingfish - the lean flesh of any of several fish caught off the Atlantic coast of the United States | |
| 3. |  kingfish - small silvery marine food fish found off Californiacroaker - any of several fishes that make a croaking noise genus Genyonemus, Genyonemus - a genus of Sciaenidae | |
| 4. | kingfish - any of several food and game fishes of the drum family indigenous to warm Atlantic waters of the North American coast genus Menticirrhus, Menticirrhus - kingfishes; whiting whiting - any of several food fishes of North American coastal waters kingfish - the lean flesh of any of several fish caught off the Atlantic coast of the United States | |
| 5. | kingfish - large game fish of Australia and New Zealand jack - any of several fast-swimming predacious fishes of tropical to warm temperate seas |
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