Meaning of blackfish | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, especially a female after spawning.
   Scotland
2. Any of various dark-coloured fish of the Old World, especially the rudderfish (Centrolophus niger).
3. A pilot whale (Globicephalus spp.) and occasionally also used for various other whales).
4. Either of two dark-coloured fish of the west Atlantic, the tautog of New England (Tautoga onitis) and the black sea bass (Centropristis striata).
   Canada, US
5. Any of various dark-coloured fishes of Australasia, especially the luderick (Girella tricuspidata), and a freshwater fish, Gadopsis marmoratus.
   Australia, New-Zealand

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Examples

“The creek was reputed to contain blackfish and Nathan […] arranged the extraordinary collection of American lures he had inherited from an uncle.”

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