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[king-fish] / ˈkɪŋˌfɪʃ /




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At one of them, Cornelius Carrington, from the Freedom Fish House. fillets a kingfish with the speed and dexterity of a man who has spent many years with a fish knife in his hands.

From BBC Dec. 29, 2024

The website for the charter boat says customers can catch swordfish, bass and kingfish: “Charter fishing for the serious angler,” it says.

From Seattle Times Mar. 21, 2022

“If the currents are right, we might see huge schools of horse-eye jacks, snappers, kingfish, tuna,” Navidad continued.

From Washington Post Apr. 1, 2021

Red snapper, kingfish and cobia are in the culverts.

From Washington Times Aug. 19, 2020

Sometimes kingfish appear to be playing when they leap so wonderfully at sunset hour, but as a rule salt-water fish do not seem to be playful.

From Tales of Fishes by Grey, Zane

A southern name for the kingfishes of the eastern and southeastern coasts of the United States; Ð also improperly called whiting.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

Here are plenty of water-rail, blue kingfishes, and metallic dragon-flies, the latter skimming over the still water, daintily touching the surface now and again.

From The Pearl of India by Ballou, Maturin Murray




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