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kingfish en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *kunją Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-Germanic *kuningaz Proto-West Germanic *kuning Old English cyning Middle English king English king Proto-Indo-European *péysks Proto-Germanic *fiskaz Proto-West Germanic *fisk Old English fisċ Middle English fisch English fish English kingfish From king + fish.

Meanings

1. Any of several food fishes of the genus Menticirrhus from the Atlantic; kingcroakers.
2. Other Atlantic fish ▸ opah (Lampris guttatus), of the United Kingdom
3. Other Atlantic fish ▸ white croaker (Genyonemus lineatus), of the United Kingdom
4. Other Atlantic fish ▸ wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri), of Barbados
5. Other Atlantic fish ▸ king mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla)
6. Any of several similar fishes of the Pacific. ▸ narrow-barred Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson) of Australia
7. Any of several similar fishes of the Pacific. ▸ Japanese meagre (Argyrosomus japonicus) of Australia
8. Any of several similar fishes of the Pacific. ▸ yellowtail amberjack (Seriola lalandi) of Australia and New Zealand
9. Any of several similar fishes of the Pacific. ▸ silver gemfish (Rexea solandri) of Australia
10. Fish of genus Caranx ▸ crevalle jack (Caranx hippos) of Mauritania
11. Fish of genus Caranx ▸ giant trevally or travelli (Caranx ignobilis) of South Africa
12. Cobia (Rachycentron canadum), of warm waters globally.

Forms

Relateds

yellowtail

Translations (6)

ja キングフィッシュ (fish) · pl strojnik (fish) · dv މުޑަ ހަނދި (fish) · fr martin-pêcheur (fish) · mi warehenga (fish) · mi haku (fish)