Syn: dolphin, dolphinfish.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
2. lean-fleshed fish of warm waters, esp. Hawaii.
Syn: dolphinfish. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Coryphaena equisetis — dolphinfish dolphinfish n. either of two large slender food and game fish ({Coryphaena equisetis} or {Coryphaena hippurus}) of warm waters. They are highly esteemed as food fish, especially in Hawaii, where they are usually referred to as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Coryphaena equisetis — dolphin dol phin (d[o^]l f[i^]n), n. [F. dauphin dolphin, dauphin, earlier spelt also doffin; cf. OF. dalphinal of the dauphin; fr. L. delphinus, Gr. delfi s a dolphin (in senses 1, 2, 3, & 6), perh. properly, belly fish; cf. delfy s womb, Skr.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Coryphaena equisetis — noun a kind of dolphinfish • Hypernyms: ↑dolphinfish, ↑dolphin, ↑mahimahi … Useful english dictionary
Coryphaena hippurus — mahimahi mahimahi n. 1. either of two large slender food and game fish ({Coryphaena equisetis} or {Coryphaena hippurus}) of warm waters. They are highly esteemed as food fish, especially in Hawaii. See also {dolphin[2]}. Syn: dolphin, dolphinfish … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Coryphaena hippurus — dolphinfish dolphinfish n. either of two large slender food and game fish ({Coryphaena equisetis} or {Coryphaena hippurus}) of warm waters. They are highly esteemed as food fish, especially in Hawaii, where they are usually referred to as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Coryphaena hippuris — dolphin dol phin (d[o^]l f[i^]n), n. [F. dauphin dolphin, dauphin, earlier spelt also doffin; cf. OF. dalphinal of the dauphin; fr. L. delphinus, Gr. delfi s a dolphin (in senses 1, 2, 3, & 6), perh. properly, belly fish; cf. delfy s womb, Skr.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Goldmakrelen — Goldmakrelen, Coryphaenidae, Familie der Barschartigen Fische mit langer, von Kopf bis Schwanzstiel reichender Rückenflosse; bunt gefärbt; nur eine Gattung (Coryphaena) mit zwei Arten: die Große Goldmakrele, Unechte Dorade oder Delphinfisch… … Universal-Lexikon
dolphinfish — n. either of two large slender food and game fish ({Coryphaena equisetis} or {Coryphaena hippurus}) of warm waters. They are highly esteemed as food fish, especially in Hawaii, where they are usually referred to as {mahimahi}. See also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mahimahi — n. 1. either of two large slender food and game fish ({Coryphaena equisetis} or {Coryphaena hippurus}) of warm waters. They are highly esteemed as food fish, especially in Hawaii. See also {dolphin[2]}. Syn: dolphin, dolphinfish. [WordNet 1.5… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mahimahi — dolphinfish dolphinfish n. either of two large slender food and game fish ({Coryphaena equisetis} or {Coryphaena hippurus}) of warm waters. They are highly esteemed as food fish, especially in Hawaii, where they are usually referred to as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
