ORANGE ROUGHY


Meaning of ORANGE ROUGHY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈrə-fē ]

noun

Etymology: roughy the marine fish Arripis georgianus, short for tommy rough, from Tommy, given name + rough, probably alteration of ruff (I)

Date: 1979

: a reddish-orange fish ( Hoplostethus atlanticus ) of deep subtropical and tropical waters that has firm white flesh and is caught commercially chiefly in the waters of New Zealand

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