noun
deep-sea fish of tropical Atlantic
• Syn: ↑Paranthias furcifer
• Hypernyms: ↑grouper
• Member Holonyms: ↑Paranthias, ↑genus Paranthias
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/kree"ohl fish'/, n., pl. creole-fishes, (esp. collectively) creole-fish.
a deep-sea fish, Paranthias furcifer, of the sea bass family, inhabiting tropical Atlantic waters.
[CREOLE + FISH]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.