[mut.ton.fish] n [fr. its flavor] (1735): a common snapper (Lutjanus analis) of the warmer parts of the western Atlantic that is usu. olive green and sometimes nearly white or tinged with rosy red and that is a commercially important food and sport fish--called also mutton snapper
MUTTONFISH
Meaning of MUTTONFISH in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012