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Meaning of orange roughy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An edible deep-sea fish (Hoplostethus atlanticus), of the slimehead family (Trachichthyidae).

Equivalents

Deutsch atlantischer Sägebauch
Suomi keltaroussi

Examples

“Other deep creatures now being harvested or targeted as seafood include rattails, skates, squid, red crabs, orange roughy, black oreos, smooth oreos, hoki, blue ling, southern blue whiting, sablefish, black scabbard fish and spiny dogfish.”

CEFR level

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

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