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blackfish

The correct spelling is blackfish.

How to pronounce blackfish

/ˈblakfɪʃ/
noun

IPA: /ˈblakfɪʃ/

Say it like: Bla-kfi-sh

The correct spelling is blackfish. The Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, especially a female after spawning.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, especially a female after spawning.
  2. 2.Any of various dark-coloured fish of the Old World, especially the rudderfish (Centrolophus niger).
  3. 3.A pilot whale, genus Globicephalus (occasionally also used for various other whales).
  4. 4.Either of two dark-coloured fish of the west Atlantic, the tautog of New England (Tautoga onitis) and the black sea bass (Centropristis striata).
  5. 5.Any of various dark-coloured fishes of Australasia, especially the luderick, Girella tricuspidata, and a freshwater fish, Gadopsis marmoratus.

verb

  1. 1.To go fishing for blackfish.

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