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blackfish

/ˈblakfɪʃ/ noun C2
  1. Any of various dark-colored fish of the Old World, especially the rudderfish (Centrolophus niger).
  2. The pilot whale (Globicephalus spp.).
  3. The killer whale (Orcinus orca).
  4. Either of two dark-colored fish of the west Atlantic, the tautog of New England (Tautoga onitis) and the black sea bass (Centropristis striata). (US)

Plural blackfishes

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