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SURF FISH
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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:
Hypernyms ("surf fish" 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 "surf fish"):
Hipsurus caryi; rainbow perch; rainbow seaperch (Pacific coast fish)
Holonyms ("surf fish" 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 ("surf fish" is a kind of...):
croaker (any of several fishes that make a croaking noise)
Holonyms ("surf fish" is a member of...):
genus Umbrina; Umbrina (croakers)
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