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rosefish |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rosefish \Rose"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A large marine scorp[ae]noid food fish ({Sebastes marinus}) found on the northern coasts of Europe and America. called also {red perch}, {hemdurgan}, {Norway haddok}, and also erroneously, {snapper}, {bream}, and {bergylt}. Note: When full grown it is usually bright rose-red or orange-red; the young are usually mottled with red and ducky brown. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: rosefish n 1: North Atlantic rockfish [syn: {redfish}, {ocean perch}] 2: large fish of northern Atlantic coasts of America and Europe [syn: {ocean perch}, {Sebastodes marinus}]
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