butterfish en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbʌtəfɪʃ/ (UK)
- /ˈbʌtəɹfɪʃ/ (US)
Etymology
From butter + fish.
Meanings
- Any of various species of fish having a slippery mucous coating, especially ▸ Perciform fish of the family Stromateidae, including the genera Pampus, Peprilus and Stromateus.
- Any of various species of fish having a slippery mucous coating, especially ▸ A rock gunnel, Pholis gunnellus, an eel-like fish found in the intertidal and subtidal zones of the North Atlantic.
- Any of various species of fish having a slippery mucous coating, especially ▸ The New Zealand fish Odax pullus, also known as greenbone.
- (obsolete) Any of various species of fish having a slippery mucous coating, especially ▸ The Murray perch, Oligorus mitchelli; an Australian perciform fish of Murray river, now known as trout cod, Maccullochella macquariensis http://www.fishbase.org/Nomenclature/SynonymsList.php?ID=6308&SynCode=26048&GenusName=Maccullochella&SpeciesName=macquariensis, http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Maccullochella-macquariensis.html.
- (informal) A sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| butterfish | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| butter-fish | alternative | lexicographic | |
| butterfishes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (14)
fi teisti (Pholis gunnellus) · bg маслена риба (fish of the family Stromateidae) · pl ostropłetwiec (Pholis gunnellus) · pl ryba maślana (Odax pullus) · mi mararī (Odax pullus) · nrf douoche (Pholis gunnellus) · pl żuwak (Odax pullus) · pl ryba maślana (fish of the family Stromateidae) · pl pstrągokarp (Maccullochella macquariensis) · tr yıldız balığı (fish of the family Stromateidae) · nrf tchilieuvre dé mé (Pholis gunnellus) · pl żuwak (fish of the family Stromateidae) · pl ryba maślana (Pholis gunnellus) · fi voikala (fish of the family Stromateidae)