mahimahi
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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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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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. | ![]() 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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