mahimahi

ma•hi•ma•hi

(ˈmɑ hiˈmɑ hi)

n., pl. -hi.
the dolphin, genus Coryphaena, used for food; dolphinfish.
[1940–45; < Hawaiian]
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Noun1.mahimahi - the lean flesh of a saltwater fish found in warm waters (especially in Hawaii)mahimahi - the lean flesh of a saltwater fish found in warm waters (especially in Hawaii)
dolphin, dolphinfish, mahimahi - large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)
saltwater fish - flesh of fish from the sea used as food
Aloha State, Hawaii, Hawai'i, HI - a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands
2.mahimahi - large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)mahimahi - large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)
percoid, percoid fish, percoidean - any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes
Coryphaenidae, family Coryphaenidae - large active pelagic percoid fish
Coryphaena hippurus - the more common dolphinfish valued as food; about six feet long
Coryphaena equisetis - a kind of dolphinfish
dolphinfish, mahimahi - the lean flesh of a saltwater fish found in warm waters (especially in Hawaii)
Aloha State, Hawaii, Hawai'i, HI - a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands
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