Tangfish
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tangfish is a noun meaning (UK, dialect) A common or harbour seal (Phoca vitulina).
Meaning
(UK, dialect) A common or harbour seal (Phoca vitulina).
Example Sentences
a noted retreat of seals or selkies, or tangfish, as they are vernacularly called in Zetland
On the rugged shores of Orkney there are two kinds of seal – the common seal or 'tangfish' (seaweed fish) of the Shetlands […] and the great grey seal
The coasts of Shetland swarm with the smaller seals, or Tangfish, so named from being supposed to live among the Tang, or larger fuci that grow near the shore.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gibfish, hatfish, bluefish, tibrie, haaf, tang.
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