MUTTONFISH


Meaning of MUTTONFISH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌfish ]

noun

Etymology: from its flavor

Date: 1735

: a common snapper ( Lutjanus analis ) of the warmer parts of the western Atlantic that is usually olive green and sometimes nearly white or tinged with rosy red and that is an important food and sport fish — called also mutton snapper

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.