sablefish

sablefish
/say"beuhl fish'/, n., pl. (esp. collectively) sablefish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) sablefishes.
a large, blackish food fish, Anoplopoma fimbria, inhabiting waters of the North Pacific. Also called blackcod.
[1800-10; SABLE + FISH]

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