surf fish

Noun
Synonyms: yellowfin croakersurffishsurf fishUmbrina roncadorsurfperch

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a fish of the Pacific coast of North AmericaSynonyms: yellowfin croakersurffishsurf fishUmbrina roncador
  2. small to medium-sized shallow-water fishes of the Pacific coast of North AmericaSynonyms: surfperchsurffishsurf fish
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Surf \Surf\, n. [Formerly spelled suffe, and probably the same word as E. sough.] The swell of the sea which breaks upon the shore, esp. upon a sloping beach. [1913 Webster]

Surf bird (Zool.), a ploverlike bird of the genus Aphriza, allied to the turnstone.

Surf clam (Zool.), a large clam living on the open coast, especially Mactra solidissima (syn. Spisula solidissima). See Mactra.

Surf duck (Zool.), any one of several species of sea ducks of the genus Oidemia, especially Oidemia percpicillata; -- called also surf scoter. See the Note under Scoter.

Surf fish (Zool.), any one of numerous species of California embiotocoid fishes. See Embiotocoid.

Surf smelt. (Zool.) See Smelt.

Surf whiting. (Zool.) See under Whiting. [1913 Webster]

Embiotocoid \Em`bi*ot"o*coid\, a. [NL. Embiotoca, the name of one genus + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.) Belonging to, or resembling, the Embiotocid[ae]. -- n. One of a family of fishes (Embiotocid[ae]) abundant on the coast of California, remarkable for being viviparous; -- also called surf fish and viviparous fish. See Illust. in Appendix. [1913 Webster]
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