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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(fishing) Any of many fish that swim near the seafloor: a demersal fish..
Boats catching groundfish — fish near the ocean bottom including cod, haddock and halibut — catch thousands of pounds of fish at a time.
Earl, who has lobstered, scalloped, groundfished and run tugs most of his life, is half joking.
Use groundfish when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Groundfish means (fishing) Any of many fish that swim near the seafloor: a demersal fish..
Common synonyms include bottom fish.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Boats catching groundfish — fish near the ocean bottom including cod, haddock and halibut — catch thousands of pounds of fish at a time.
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