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Dolphinfish

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Noun

1. dolphinfish, mahimahi

the lean flesh of a saltwater fish found in warm waters (especially in Hawaii)

2. dolphin, dolphinfish, mahimahi

large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)

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Dolphinfish

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noun
a small family of ray-finned marine fish, unrelated to dolphins

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Dolphinfish

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n. pl. dolphinfish or dol·phin·fish·es
1. A large marine food and game fish (Coryphaena hippurus) found worldwide in tropical and subtropical waters, having an iridescent blue back, yellow sides, a steep blunt forehead, and a long continuous dorsal fin. Also called dolphin, dorado, mahi-mahi.
2. See pompano dolphinfish.

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