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Webster 1913 Edition
Jewfish
Jew′fishˊ
,Noun.
(Zool.)
1.
A very large serranoid fish (
Promicrops itaiara
) of Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. It often reaches the weight of five hundred pounds. Its color is olivaceous or yellowish, with numerous brown spots. Called also guasa
, and warsaw
. 2.
A similar gigantic fish (
Stereolepis gigas
) of Southern California, valued as a food fish. 3.
The black grouper of Florida and Texas.
4.
A large herringlike fish; the tarpum.