KINGFISH (kingfishes)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: kingfishes   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does kingfish mean? 

• KINGFISH (noun)
  The noun KINGFISH has 5 senses:

1. the lean flesh of any of several fish caught off the Atlantic coast of the United States

2. large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters

3. small silvery marine food fish found off California

4. any of several food and game fishes of the drum family indigenous to warm Atlantic waters of the North American coast

5. large game fish of Australia and New Zealand

  Familiarity information: KINGFISH used as a noun is common.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KINGFISH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The lean flesh of any of several fish caught off the Atlantic coast of the United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("kingfish" is a kind of...):

saltwater fish (flesh of fish from the sea used as food)

Holonyms ("kingfish" is a part of...):

kingfish (any of several food and game fishes of the drum family indigenous to warm Atlantic waters of the North American coast)

cero; kingfish; pintado; Scomberomorus regalis (large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

cero; kingfish; pintado; Scomberomorus regalis

Hypernyms ("kingfish" is a kind of...):

Spanish mackerel (any of several large marine food fishes of the genus Scomberomorus)

Meronyms (parts of "kingfish"):

kingfish (the lean flesh of any of several fish caught off the Atlantic coast of the United States)

Holonyms ("kingfish" is a member of...):

genus Scomberomorus; Scomberomorus (Spanish mackerels)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Small silvery marine food fish found off California

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

chenfish; Genyonemus lineatus; kingfish; white croaker

Hypernyms ("kingfish" is a kind of...):

croaker (any of several fishes that make a croaking noise)

Holonyms ("kingfish" is a member of...):

genus Genyonemus; Genyonemus (a genus of Sciaenidae)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Any of several food and game fishes of the drum family indigenous to warm Atlantic waters of the North American coast

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("kingfish" is a kind of...):

whiting (any of several food fishes of North American coastal waters)

Meronyms (parts of "kingfish"):

kingfish (the lean flesh of any of several fish caught off the Atlantic coast of the United States)

Holonyms ("kingfish" is a member of...):

genus Menticirrhus; Menticirrhus (kingfishes; whiting)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Large game fish of Australia and New Zealand

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

kingfish; Seriola grandis

Hypernyms ("kingfish" is a kind of...):

jack (any of several fast-swimming predacious fishes of tropical to warm temperate seas)