milkfish

[ milk-fish ]
/ ˈmɪlkˌfɪʃ /

noun, plural milk·fish·es, (especially collectively) milk·fish.

a herringlike fish, Chanos chanos, of warm ocean waters in southeastern Asia.

Origin of milkfish

1875–80; milk + fish, so called from its color

Words nearby milkfish

milk-alkali syndrome, milk-and-water, milk-toast, milk-white, milker, milkfish, milking machine, milking parlor, milking shed, milking stool, milkmaid

Example sentences from the Web for milkfish

British Dictionary definitions for milkfish

milkfish
/ (ˈmɪlkˌfɪʃ) /

noun plural -fish or -fishes

a large silvery tropical clupeoid food and game fish, Chanos chanos: family Chanidae