ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Nigger-fish

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Nigger-fish is a noun meaning (Australia, New Zealand, now offensive) A luderick, blackfish, parore (Girella tricuspidata).

Meaning

(Australia, New Zealand, now offensive) A luderick, blackfish, parore (Girella tricuspidata).

More Meanings

  1. (now offensive) A Caribbean grouper, yellowfish, coney (Cephalopholis fulva) (syn. Epinephelus punctatus, Enneacentrus punctatus (family Serranidae)).

Example Sentences

Other prominent marine Serranidae in America are the jewfishes, niggerfishes, groupers, hinds, guasas, scamps, squirrel fishes, and yellowtails.

Word Forms

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Related dictionary entries include niggerfish, cony, jewfish, yellowfin, cunner, jew-fish.

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