muttonfish

English

noun
Definitions
  • (chiefly) Any of several Atlantic and Caribbean fishes which are said to taste of mutton, especially the mutton snapper, , the , , or the , .
  • (Australia) Any of several edible molluscs of the genus Haliotis; an abalone.

Etymology

Compound from English mutton + English fish (get hold of an object).

Origin

English

fish

Gloss

get hold of an object

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