English-Thai Dictionary
blackfish
N ปลา สี ดำ
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
BLACKFISH
BLACKFISH Black "fish, n.
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A small kind of whale, of the genus Globicephalus, of several species. The most common is G. melas. Also sometimes applied to other whales of larger size.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The tautog of New England (Tautoga ).
3. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The black sea bass (Centropristis atrarius ) of the Atlantic coast. It is excellent food fish; -- locally called also black Harry.
4. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A fish of southern Europe (Centrolophus pompilus ) of the Mackerel family.
5. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The female salmon in the spawning season.
Note: The name is locally applied to other fishes.
New American Oxford Dictionary
blackfish
black fish |ˈblakˌfiSH ˈblækˌfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or blackfishes ) 1 any of a number of dark-colored fish, in particular: [● an open-ocean fish related to the perches (genera Centrolophus and Schedophilus, family Centrolophidae ), in particular the large and widespread C. niger. ● ( Alaska blackfish ) a small fish occurring along the Arctic coasts of Alaska and Siberia, noted for its ability to withstand freezing (Dallia pectoralis, family Umbridae ). ● ( river blackfish ) a large fish of Australian rivers (Gadopsis marmoratus, family Gadopsidae ). ● a salmon just after spawning. ] 2 another term for pilot whale.
Oxford Dictionary
blackfish
black |fish |ˈblakfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or blackfishes ) 1 any of a number of dark-coloured fish: ● an open-ocean fish related to the perches (genera Centrolophus and Schedophilus, family Centrolophidae ), in particular the large and widespread C. niger. ● ( Alaska blackfish ) a small fish occurring along the Arctic coasts of Alaska and Siberia, noted for its ability to withstand freezing (Dallia pectoralis, family Umbridae ). ● ( river blackfish ) a large fish of Australian rivers (Gadopsis marmoratus, family Gadopsidae ). ● another term for luderick ● another term for galjoen ● a salmon just after spawning. 2 another term for pilot whale.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
blackfish
bl á ck f ì sh 名詞 複 →fish C 1 〘動 〙ゴンドウクジラ .2 黒色の魚の総称 .
The Wordsmith Dictionary