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 Definitions of jewfish  [ˈdʒuˌfɪʃ]  

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Definition of 'jewfish' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) jewfish
any of several large groupers, esp. Epinephelus itajara, of warm Atlantic seas.

Etymology:  (1690–1700; appar. Jew+fish)

Definition of 'jewfish' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) mulloway, jewfish, Sciaena antarctica
large important food fish of Australia; almost indistinguishable from the maigre

2. (noun) jewfish, Mycteroperca bonaci
large dark grouper with a thick head and rough scales


Definition of 'jewfish' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) jewfish
a very large serranoid fish (Promicrops itaiara) of Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. It often reaches the weight of five hundred pounds. Its color is olivaceous or yellowish, with numerous brown spots. Called also guasa, and warsaw

2. (noun) jewfish
a similar gigantic fish (Stereolepis gigas) of Southern California, valued as a food fish

3. (noun) jewfish
the black grouper of Florida and Texas

4. (noun) jewfish
a large herringlike fish; the tarpum



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