groundfish

plural groundfishes · alternative ground fish

1. countableuncountablefishingAny of many fish that swim near the seafloor: a demersal fish.

   Boats catching groundfish — fish near the ocean bottom including cod, haddock and halibut — catch thousands of pounds of fish at a time.

   2007 February 14, “Correction: Sea Sends Distress Call in One-Note Chowders”, in New York Times

present singular third person groundfishes · participle present groundfishing · participle past groundfished · past groundfished · alternative ground fish

1. fishingTo fish for groundfish.

   Earl, who has lobstered, scalloped, groundfished and run tugs most of his life, is half joking.

   2004 January 1, Bob Bernstein, “Pumping out the heat”, in National Fisherman