'Rosefish' definitions:

Definition of 'rosefish'

(from WordNet)
noun
North Atlantic rockfish [syn: redfish, rosefish, ocean perch]
noun
Large fish of northern Atlantic coasts of America and Europe [syn: rosefish, ocean perch, Sebastodes marinus]

Definition of 'Rosefish'

From: GCIDE
  • Rosefish \Rose"fish`\, n. (Zool.) A large marine scorpaenoid food fish (Sebastes marinus) found on the northern coasts of Europe and America. called also red perch, hemdurgan, Norway haddok, and also, erroneously, snapper, bream, and bergylt. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: When full grown it is usually bright rose-red or orange-red; the young are usually mottled with red and ducky brown. [1913 Webster]