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Meaning of muttonfish | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Any of several Atlantic and Caribbean fishes which are said to taste of mutton, especially a mutton snapper (Lutjanus analis), an ocean pout (Macrozoarces americanus), or an Irish pompano (Diapterus auratus).
    US
  2. Any of several edible molluscs of the genus Haliotis; an abalone.
    Australia

Examples

“Some mornings when the tide was right out we went onto the reef with screwdrivers to prise off abalone, which we called muttonfish.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

muttongrass muttonhead muttonhood muttoniness muttonmonger Muttons

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