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milk·fish (m

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n. pl. milkfish or milk·fish·es

A large silvery fish (Chanos chanos) of the South Pacific and Indian oceans, widely used for food.

[From its color.]

milkfish [ˈmɪlkˌfɪʃ]

n pl -fish, -fishes

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a large silvery tropical clupeoid food and game fish, Chanos chanos: family Chanidae

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