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BLACKFISH
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Irregular inflected form: blackfishes
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school
Synonyms:
black whale; blackfish; common blackfish; Globicephala melaena; pilot whale
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("blackfish" is a kind of...):
dolphin (any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises)
Holonyms ("blackfish" is a member of...):
genus Globicephala; Globicephala (pilot whales)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Female salmon that has recently spawned
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("blackfish" is a kind of...):
salmon (any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America
Synonyms:
blackfish; tautog; Tautoga onitis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("blackfish" is a kind of...):
wrasse (chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth; usually brightly colored)
Holonyms ("blackfish" is a member of...):
genus Tautoga; Tautoga (tautogs)
