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Pronunciation : Blue"fish`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. A large voracious fish (Pomatomus saitatrix), of the family Carangid?, valued as a food fish, and widely distributed on the American coast. On the New Jersey and Rhode Island coast it is called the horse mackerel, in Virginia saltwater tailor, or skipjack.

2. A West Indian fish (Platyglossus radiatus), of the family Labrid?.

Note: The name is applied locally to other species of fishes; as the cunner, sea bass, squeteague, etc.

(Zo?l.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913