muttonfish
Meaning
- Any of several Atlantic and Caribbean fishes which are said to taste of mutton, especially a mutton snapper (Lutjanus analis), an ocean pout (Macrozoarces americanus), or an Irish pompano (Diapterus auratus).
- Any of several edible molluscs of the genus Haliotis; an abalone.
Synonyms
Lutjanus analis
Irish pompano
broad shad
ocean pout
mother-of-eels
Irish mojarra
Etymology
From mutton + fish.
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