English noun: blackfish | |||
1. | blackfish (animal) large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America | ||
Synonyms | tautog, Tautoga onitis | ||
Broader (hypernym) | wrasse | ||
Member meronym | genus Tautoga, Tautoga | ||
2. | blackfish (animal) female salmon that has recently spawned | ||
Broader (hypernym) | salmon | ||
3. | blackfish (animal) small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school | ||
Synonyms | black whale, common blackfish, Globicephala melaena, pilot whale | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dolphin | ||
Member meronym | genus Globicephala, Globicephala | ||