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Definition of kingfish in English: kingfishnounPlural kingfishes ˈkɪŋfɪʃˈkiNGˌfiSH Any of a number of large sporting fish, many of which are edible. 食用大海鱼 a western Atlantic fish of the mackerel family (Scomberomorus cavalla, family Scombridae). ('northern kingfish') a fish of the drum family (Menticirrhus saxatilis, family Sciaenidae), of the east coast of North America. a fish of the jack family (Carangidae), including the yellowtail kingfish (Seriola grandis) of the South Pacific. Example sentencesExamples - At Jake's we had crab and akee on toast, followed by kingfish in coconut cream, and wondered whether to make an appointment with the bicycling masseur Joshua Stein.
- At night, as you dine by oil lamp on kingfish, pilau rice and tropical fruits, the fishing boats set forth once more like Viking ships, their prows cutting through the waves and paddles fighting with the swell.
- The menu board also features Caribbean classics like oxtail stew, red snapper, kingfish and curried goat.
- Even when promptly gutted, cleaned, cut into steaks or fillets and then shoved into ice, kingfish is best eaten the day it is caught.
- Trio of hapuka, salmon and kingfish each individually prepared and presented on a large platter.
Definition of kingfish in US English: kingfishnounˈkiNGˌfiSH 1Any of a number of large sporting fish, many of which are edible. 食用大海鱼 Example sentencesExamples - Trio of hapuka, salmon and kingfish each individually prepared and presented on a large platter.
- At night, as you dine by oil lamp on kingfish, pilau rice and tropical fruits, the fishing boats set forth once more like Viking ships, their prows cutting through the waves and paddles fighting with the swell.
- The menu board also features Caribbean classics like oxtail stew, red snapper, kingfish and curried goat.
- Even when promptly gutted, cleaned, cut into steaks or fillets and then shoved into ice, kingfish is best eaten the day it is caught.
- At Jake's we had crab and akee on toast, followed by kingfish in coconut cream, and wondered whether to make an appointment with the bicycling masseur Joshua Stein.
- 1.1 A fish of the jack family (Carangidae), including the yellowtail kingfish (Seriola grandis) of the South Pacific.
鰤鱼(鲹科,包括南太平洋的大鰤鱼,拉丁名 Seriola grandis ) Example sentencesExamples - The yellowtail kingfish and related species such as the yellowtail, amberjack and striped jack are commonly cultured in Japan.
- Simon Griffiths proudly displays the 4.5kg yellow-tail kingfish he caught off Evans Head on Sunday.
- However in New Zealand the species that is regularly targeted with poppers is the yellowtail kingfish.
- In South Australia, there's a similar conflict of opinion over a different species, yellowtail kingfish.
- When fishing for yellowtail kingfish with balloons, I use small water balloons as I have found the wind drag on bigger balloons can sometimes put too much stress on the livebait.
- 1.2 A fish of the drum family (Menticirrhus saxatilis, family Sciaenidae), of the east coast of North America.
岩生无鳔石首鱼(拉丁名 Menticirrhus saxatilis ,石首鱼科) Example sentencesExamples - Declining or rare animals include the whippoorwill, hooded warbler, eastern hognose snake, northern red salamander, and northern kingfish.
- This family includes 200 or more species, some of whose members will be found under drum (another general name), kingfish, and meagre.
- Schools of northern kingfish frequent sand, shell or gravel bottoms, especially near inlets, sand bars or along the edges of channels where they feed on worms, crabs and shrimp.
- The northern kingfish has irregular dark bars on its sides, which the other species lacks.
- On the Gulf Coast, there is another, less regal looking kingfish, but it is part of the drum family.
- 1.3 A western Atlantic fish of the mackerel family (Scomberomorus cavalla, family Scombridae).
大耳马鲛鱼(拉丁名 Scomberomorus cavalla , 鲭科) Example sentencesExamples - King mackerel or kingfish are highly anticipated every spring and fall all along the St. Petersburg/Tampa Bay coast.
- A single red snapper with thick, tubular lips, a pair of ugly-looking scorpion fish, a half-dozen pink-scaled mullet, the more streamlined grey bream and finally the kingfish, like an overgrown mackerel with a long pointed snout.
- The kingfish we are talking about is the long and sleek mackerel.
- Large pelagic fish such as kingfish (Scombridae), sailfish and marlin (Istiophoridae), shark (Carcharhinidae) and ray (Dasyatidae) are caught using lines, drift and bottom set gillnets.
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