Thesaurus: bluefish

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1. n. A large voracious fish (Pomatomus saitatrix), of the family Carangidae, valued as a food fish, and widely distributed on the American coast. On the New Jersey and Rhode Island coast it is called the horse mackerel, in Virginia saltwater tailor, or skipjack.
2. n. A West Indian fish (Platyglossus radiatus), of the family Labridae.
3. n. bluish warm-water marine food and game fish that follow schools of small fishes into shallow waters
4. n. fatty bluish flesh of bluefish
5. 1. A large voracious fish (Pomatomus saitatrix), of the family Carangidæ, valued as a food fish, and widely distributed on the American coast. On the New Jersey and Rhode Island coast it is called the horse mackerel, in Virginia saltwater tailor, or skipjack. 2. A West Indian fish (Platyglossus radiatus), of the family Labridæ. Note: The name is applied locally to other species of fishes; as the cunner, sea bass, squeteague, etc.
6. n:100 n. bluish warm-water marine food and game fish that follow schools of small fishes into shallow waters n. fatty bluish flesh of bluefish