coalfish

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noun

Any of several blackish fish, especially Pollachius virens, a pollack, and Anoplopoma fimbria, sablefish.

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Meanings

nouncoalfish (plural coalfishes or coalfish)

plural coalfishes · alternative coley

  1. Any of several blackish fish, especially Pollachius virens, a pollack, and Anoplopoma fimbria, sablefish.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pollocksablefish

Origin

From coal + fish.

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Translations

Catalan peix carboner
  • peix carbonerPollachius virens
Danish sej
  • sejPollachius virens
Dutch koolvis
  • koolvisPollachius virens
Finnish seiti
  • seitiPollachius virens
French lieu noir, colin
  • lieu noirPollachius virens
  • colinPollachius virens
German Köhler, Kohlfisch
  • KöhlerPollachius virens
  • KohlfischPollachius virens
Icelandic ufsi
  • ufsiPollachius virens
Irish glasán, liúdar
  • glasánPollachius virens
  • liúdarPollachius virens
  • mangachPollachius virens
Polish czarniak
  • czarniakPollachius virens
Russian са́йда
  • са́йда (sájda)Pollachius virens
Spanish fogonero
  • fogoneroPollachius virens
Swedish sej
  • sejPollachius virens
Welsh chwitlyn glas
  • chwitlyn glasPollachius virens
Cite this entry
APA

coalfish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coalfish

MLA

“coalfish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coalfish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coalfish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coalfish.

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