ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Kingfish

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Kingfish is a noun meaning Any of several food fishes of the genus Menticirrhus from the Atlantic; kingcroakers.

Meaning

Any of several food fishes of the genus Menticirrhus from the Atlantic; kingcroakers.

More Meanings

  1. Other Atlantic fish
  2. Any of several similar fishes of the Pacific.
  3. Fish of genus Caranx
  4. Cobia (Rachycentron canadum), of warm waters globally.

Word Forms

Synonyms for kingfish

Depending on context, synonyms include cero, pintado.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cero, pintado, mackerel, kingcroaker, carbinette, tomcod.

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