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kingfish.

Any of several food fishes of the genus Menticirrhus from the Atlantic; kingcroakers.

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Meaning & usage

noun
  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.

Where this word comes from

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.

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