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jewfish.

Any of several fish species, principally groupers and similar-appearing fish

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Meaning & usage

noun

  1. Any of several fish species, principally groupers and similar-appearing fish Epinephelus itajara (Atlantic goliath grouper, spotted jewfish)

  2. Any of several fish species, principally groupers and similar-appearing fish Johnius australis (bottlenose jewfish)

  3. Any of several fish species, principally groupers and similar-appearing fish Lateolabrax japonicus (Japanese seabass)

  4. Any of several fish species, principally groupers and similar-appearing fish Argyrosomus japonicus (silver jewfish, also known as the mulloway jewfish in eastern Australia)

  5. Any of several fish species, principally groupers and similar-appearing fish Argyrosomus regius (meagre)

  6. Any of several fish species, principally groupers and similar-appearing fish Tandanus tandanus (eel-tailed catfish, freshwater jewfish, dewfish)

  7. Any of several fish species, principally groupers and similar-appearing fish Glaucosoma hebraicum (West Australian dhufish, Westralian jewfish, western jewfish)

  8. Any of several fish species, principally groupers and similar-appearing fish Glaucosoma buergeri (Westralian jewfish)

  9. Any of several fish species, principally groupers and similar-appearing fish Stereolepis gigas (black jewfish, Pacific jewfish)

Where this word comes from

For Australian fish such as Argyrosomus species, jewel and fish; see jewie. For New World species, from 17th century Jamaican English and refers to the kosher status of the Atlantic goliath grouper from at least 1697 onwards, likely as a derogatory term despite Jamaican Jews being treated better in the rule of the English than the Spanish rule.

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