kingfish
IPA: kˈɪŋfɪʃ
noun
- Any of several food fishes of the genus Menticirrhus from the Atlantic; kingcroakers.
- Other Atlantic fish
- opah (Lampris guttatus), of the United Kingdom
- white croaker (Genyonemus lineatus), of the United Kingdom
- wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri), of Barbados
- king mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla)
- Any of several similar fishes of the Pacific.
- narrow-barred Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson) of Australia
- Japanese meagre (Argyrosomus japonicus) of Australia
- yellowtail amberjack (Seriola lalandi) of Australia and New Zealand
- silver gemfish (Rexea solandri) of Australia
- Fish of genus Caranx
- crevalle jack (Caranx hippos) of Mauritania
- giant trevally or travelli (Caranx ignobilis) of South Africa
- Cobia (Rachycentron canadum), of warm waters globally.
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Examples of "kingfish" in Sentences
- The Common kingfisher has no song.
- Dippers and kingfishers are also typical.
- There are roughly 90 species of kingfisher.
- The average length of this kingfisher is 16cm.
- River kingfishers are monogamous and territorial.
- The omen bird for the fishermen is the kingfisher.
- There are no recognised subspecies of Amazon Kingfisher.
- The flight of the Woodland Kingfisher is rapid and direct.
- This kingfisher is widespread and populations are not threatened.
- Halcyon is the ancient Greek name for a bird now believed to be the kingfisher.
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