Dictionary

rockfish en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio
• /ˈɹɑk.fɪʃ/ (General-American)
• /ˈɹɒk.fɪʃ/ (UK)

Etymology

From rock + fish.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically: ▸ A fish in the family Sebastidae, marine fishes that inhabit oceans around the world
2. (countable, uncountable) Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically: ▸ A fish in the family Sebastidae, marine fishes that inhabit oceans around the world ▸ Sebastes, mainly of the North Pacific
3. (countable, uncountable) Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically: ▸ Acanthoclinus, a genus of fish from New Zealand
4. (countable, uncountable) Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically: ▸ Scyliorhinus stellaris (nursehound), a shark known as rock salmon when used in cuisine
5. (countable, uncountable) Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically: ▸ Hexagrammos, a genus of greenling from the North Pacific
6. (countable, uncountable) Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically: ▸ Hypoplectrodes, a genus of fish in the family Serranidae
7. (countable, uncountable) Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically: ▸ Salvelinus, a genus of fish in the salmon family
8. (countable, uncountable) Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically: ▸ A stonefishes (genus Synanceia), venomous fishes from the Indo-Pacific
9. (countable, uncountable) Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically: ▸ A striped bass (Morone saxatilis), a species of fish from North America
10. (countable, uncountable) Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically: ▸ Certain groupers, in the subfamily Epinephelinae
11. (countable, uncountable) Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically: ▸ Certain fish of genus Scorpaena, such as Madeira rockfish (Scorpaena maderensis), a common Mediterranean species
12. (countable, uncountable) Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically: ▸ Myliobatis goodei (southern eagle ray)
13. (countable, uncountable) Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically: ▸ A logperch (Percina caprodes), also known as common logperch or log perch
14. (countable, uncountable) Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically: ▸ A long-spined bullhead (Taurulus bubalis)
15. (Internet, US, countable, derogatory, ethnic, slur, uncountable) A black person who does not know how to swim.
    • Yet another Rockfish goes under. ¶ Young Deejion was playin some hoop with some homies by da riva, wen de backetbaw fell in da river. 2010 August 20, Jesse, “Blacks & common sense”, in uk.current-events.terrorism (Usenet):
    • Everyone knows niggers don't surf, they sink -- like the rockfish they are 2017 October 7, Byker, “TNB: All I'm seeing is 100% negro”, in can.politics (Usenet):
    • Three nigger teenaper sows join rockfish parade. Three nigger "teens" reportedly drowned when the stolen car they were driving careened into a pond 2017 February 6, Rick Mathers, “Three nigger teenaper sows join rockfish parade”, in alt.atheism (Usenet):

Forms

Deriveds

gopher rockfish

Translations (7)

nl roodbaars (fish of the genus Sebastes) · ru морско́й о́кунь (fish of the genus Sebastes) · fi Sebastes-suvun laji (fish of the genus Sebastes) · pt rascasso (fish of the genus Sebastes) · fr sébaste (fish of the genus Sebastes) · de Rotbarsch (fish of the genus Sebastes) · pt cantarilho (fish of the genus Sebastes)