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kingfish

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king·fish  (kngfsh)
n. pl. kingfish or king·fish·es
1.
a. Any of several food and game fishes of the drum family, especially of the genus Menticirrhus, indigenous to warm Atlantic waters.
b. Any of several similar or related fishes, indigenous to the Pacific Ocean.
2. Informal A person in a position of uncontested authority or influence, especially a powerful political leader.
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Noun1.kingfish - the lean flesh of any of several fish caught off the Atlantic coast of the United States
kingfish - any of several food and game fishes of the drum family indigenous to warm Atlantic waters of the North American coast
cero, pintado, Scomberomorus regalis, kingfish - large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters
saltwater fish - flesh of fish from the sea used as food
2.kingfishkingfish - large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters
genus Scomberomorus, Scomberomorus - Spanish mackerels
Spanish mackerel - any of several large marine food fishes of the genus Scomberomorus
kingfish - the lean flesh of any of several fish caught off the Atlantic coast of the United States
3.kingfishkingfish - small silvery marine food fish found off California
croaker - any of several fishes that make a croaking noise
genus Genyonemus, Genyonemus - a genus of Sciaenidae
4.kingfish - any of several food and game fishes of the drum family indigenous to warm Atlantic waters of the North American coast
genus Menticirrhus, Menticirrhus - kingfishes; whiting
whiting - any of several food fishes of North American coastal waters
kingfish - the lean flesh of any of several fish caught off the Atlantic coast of the United States
5.kingfish - large game fish of Australia and New Zealand
jack - any of several fast-swimming predacious fishes of tropical to warm temperate seas


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