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groundfish en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From ground + fish.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) Any of many fish that swim near the seafloor: a demersal fish.
    • Boats catching groundfish — fish near the ocean bottom including cod, haddock and halibut — catch thousands of pounds of fish at a time. 2007 February 14, “Correction: Sea Sends Distress Call in One-Note Chowders”, in New York Times:

Forms

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ground fish alternative lexicographic
groundfish Number=Plur lexicographic
groundfishes Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (2)

de Grundfisch (Translations) · pl ryba denna (Translations)

groundfish en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

From ground + fish.

Meanings

  1. To fish for groundfish.
    • Earl, who has lobstered, scalloped, groundfished and run tugs most of his life, is half joking. 2004 January 1, Bob Bernstein, “Pumping out the heat”, in National Fisherman:

Forms

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groundfishing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
groundfishes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
groundfished Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
groundfished Tense=Past lexicographic
ground fish alternative lexicographic