roundfish

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Etymology

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From round +‎ fish.

Noun

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roundfish (plural roundfishes or roundfish)

  1. Any fish that is not a flatfish.
  2. A round whitefish (Prosopium cylindraceum).
    Synonym: shad-waiter
  3. A common carp (Cyprinus carpio).
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