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Groundfish — are fish that live on, in, or near the bottom of the body of water they inhabit. Some typical saltwater groundfish species are sole, flounder, and halibut. Saltwater groundfish harvesting is subject to numerous federal regulations in the United… … Wikipedia
groundfish — [ground′fish΄] n. pl. groundfish or groundfishes (see FISH) a fish that feeds or lives near the bottom of a body of water, specif. one that is edible and lives in the sea, as a cod or haddock * * * ground·fish (groundʹfĭsh ) n. pl … Universalium
groundfish — [ground′fish΄] n. pl. groundfish or groundfishes (see FISH) a fish that feeds or lives near the bottom of a body of water, specif. one that is edible and lives in the sea, as a cod or haddock … English World dictionary
groundfish — ground fish (ground f[i^]sh), n. sing. & pl. Fish that live on the sea bottom, especially commercially important gadoid fishes like cod and haddock or flatfish like flounder. Syn: bottom fish. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
groundfish — noun Date: 1795 a bottom fish; especially a marine fish (as a cod, haddock, pollack, or flounder) of commercial importance … New Collegiate Dictionary
groundfish — fish that live on or near the bottom, usually those sought commercially. Also called bottom fish … Dictionary of ichthyology
groundfish — n. fish that live at the bottom of the sea … English contemporary dictionary
groundfish — noun fish that live on the sea bottom (particularly the commercially important gadoid fish like cod and haddock, or flatfish like flounder) • Syn: ↑bottom fish • Hypernyms: ↑food fish * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a bottom fish; especially : any of the … Useful english dictionary
Agriculture and Food Supplies — ▪ 2007 Introduction Bird flu reached Europe and Africa, and concerns over BSE continued to disrupt trade in beef. An international vault for seeds was under construction on an Arctic island. Stocks of important food fish species were reported… … Universalium
Sponge reef — taxobox image caption = Hexactinellae from Ernst Haeckel s Kunstformen der Natur , 1904 name = Hexactinellid Reef Sponges regnum = Animalia phylum = Porifera classis = Hexactinellida subclassis = Hexasterophora subdivision ranks = Orders… … Wikipedia
