blackfish

Meaning

Noun

1. (Scotland) An Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, especially a female after spawning.
2. Any of various dark-coloured fish of the Old World, especially the rudderfish (Centrolophus niger).
3. A pilot whale (Globicephalus spp.) and occasionally also used for various other whales).
4. (Canada, US) Either of two dark-coloured fish of the west Atlantic, the tautog of New England (Tautoga onitis) and the black sea bass (Centropristis striata).
5. (Australia, New-Zealand) Any of various dark-coloured fishes of Australasia, especially the luderick (Girella tricuspidata), and a freshwater fish, Gadopsis marmoratus.

Verb

To go fishing for blackfish.

Verb

To adopt signifiers of black identity (for example, by darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles).

Synonyms

killer whale

orca

common blackfish

pilot whale

black whale

tautog

Globicephala melaena

black bream

Tautoga onitis

darkie

black durgon

black oldwife

black triggerfish

blackperch

cypress trout

freshwater dogfish

Tautoga

grindle

black ruff

cottonfish

niggerfish

grinnel

john a. grindle

mangrove fish

marshfish

caaing whale

longfin pilot whale

pothead whale

orca killer whale

orca whale

seawolf

bowfin

Atlantic pilot whale

cachalot

lawyer

luderick

nibbler

rorqual

long-finned pilot whale

Niger head

beaverfish

black drummer

Translations

Grindwal

épaulard

Schwertwal

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈblakfɪʃ/

Etymology

From black + fish.