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muttonfish

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mut·ton·fish  (mtn-fsh)
n. pl. muttonfish or mut·ton·fish·es
1. An eelpout (Macrozoarces americanus) of the coastal waters of northeast North America.
2. Mutton snapper.
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Noun1.muttonfish - similar to and often marketed as `red snapper'muttonfish - similar to and often marketed as `red snapper';
snapper - any of several large sharp-toothed marine food and sport fishes of the family Lutjanidae of mainly tropical coastal waters


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