'Surf fish' definitions:
Definition of 'surf fish'
(from WordNet)
noun
A fish of the Pacific coast of North America [syn: yellowfin croaker, surffish, surf fish, Umbrina roncador]
noun
Definition of 'Surf fish'
From: 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]
Definition of 'surf fish'
From: GCIDE
- 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]