'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]