noun
brown fish of the Atlantic and Mediterranean found around rocks and shipwrecks
• Syn: ↑stone bass, ↑Polyprion americanus
• Hypernyms: ↑sea bass
• Member Holonyms: ↑Polyprion, ↑genus Polyprion
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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun* * *
/rek"fish'/, n., pl. wreckfishes, (esp. collectively) wreckfish.
a large brown fish, Polyprion americanus, of the sea bass family, inhabiting the Mediterranean Sea and tropical Atlantic Ocean, often occurring in groups near wrecks. Also called stone bass.
[1875-80; WRECK + -FISH]
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wreckˈfish noun
The stone bass, a large perch of the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Tasman Sea, Polyprion americanus, having the reputation of frequenting wrecked ships
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Main Entry: ↑wreck
Useful english dictionary. 2012.