redfish : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: redfish	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for redfish
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
redfish n North Atlantic rockfish [syn: redfish, rosefish, {ocean perch}] large edible fish found off coast of United States from Massachusetts to Mexico Synonym(s): red drum, channel bass, redfish, Sciaenops ocellatus male salmon that has recently spawned
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nerka \Ner"ka\, n. [Russ. niarka, prob. fr. native name.] (Zo[94]l.) The most important salmon of Alaska ({Oncorhinchus nerka}), ascending in spring most rivers and lakes from Alaska to Oregon, Washington, and Idaho; -- called also {red salmon}, {redfish}, {blueback}, and {sawqui}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Redfish \Red"fish`\ (r[ecr]d"f[icr]sh`), n. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The blueback salmon of the North Pacific; -- called also {nerka}. See {Blueback} (b) . (b) The rosefish. (c) A large California labroid food fish ({Trochocopus pulcher}); -- called also {fathead}. (d) The red bass, red drum, or drumfish. See the Note under {Drumfish}.