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SURFFISH

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small to medium-sized shallow-water fishes of the Pacific coast of North America

Synonyms:

surf fish; surffish; surfperch

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

percoid; percoid fish; percoidean (any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "surffish"):

Hipsurus caryi; rainbow perch; rainbow seaperch (Pacific coast fish)

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

Embiotocidae; family Embiotocidae (viviparous percoid fishes comprising the surf fishes)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A fish of the Pacific coast of North America

Synonyms:

surf fish; surffish; Umbrina roncador; yellowfin croaker

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

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

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

genus Umbrina; Umbrina (croakers)

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