Meanings
nounrose fish (plural rose fishes or rose fish)
plural rose fishes
- A large marine food fish, of species Sebastes norvegicus, that lives off the North Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America.
Synonyms: ocean perch, Norway haddock, red perch, redfish, hemdurgan
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA large marine food fish, of species Sebastes norvegicus, that lives off the North Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America.
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Origin
From rose + fish, since it is usually bright red when fully grown.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan penegal nòrdic
- penegal nòrdicSebastes norvegicus
Dutch roodbaars
- roodbaarsSebastes norvegicus
Finnish punasimppu, puna-ahven
- punasimppuSebastes norvegicus
- puna-ahvenSebastes norvegicus
French sébaste atlantique
- sébaste atlantiqueSebastes norvegicus
German Rotbarsch
- RotbarschSebastes norvegicus
Greek κοκκινόψαρο
- κοκκινόψαρο (kokkinópsaro)Sebastes norvegicus
Norwegian Bokmål uer
- uerSebastes norvegicus
Polish karmazyn
- karmazynSebastes norvegicus
Russian морско́й о́кунь
- морско́й о́кунь (morskój ókunʹ)Sebastes norvegicus
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rose fish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rose%20fish
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“rose fish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rose%20fish. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rose fish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rose%20fish.
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