Definition of mutton-fish in English:

mutton-fish

noun ˈmʌtnfɪʃ

1Chiefly US. Any of various marine fishes of the Caribbean and western Atlantic whose flesh when cooked is supposed to taste of mutton; especially (a) the mutton snapper, Lutjanus analis; (b) the ocean pout, Macrozoarces americanus; (c) the Irish pompano, Diapterus auratus.
2Australian. Any of various edible gastropod molluscs of the genus Haliotis; an abalone; especially the large H. ruber, common in southern and eastern Australia.

Origin

Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. From mutton + fish.

Definition of mutton-fish in US English:

mutton-fish

nounˈmʌtnfɪʃ

1Chiefly US. Any of various marine fishes of the Caribbean and western Atlantic whose flesh when cooked is supposed to taste of mutton; especially (a) the mutton snapper, Lutjanus analis; (b) the ocean pout, Macrozoarces americanus; (c) the Irish pompano, Diapterus auratus.
2Australian. Any of various edible gastropod molluscs of the genus Haliotis; an abalone; especially the large H. ruber, common in southern and eastern Australia.

Origin

Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. From mutton + fish.

单词	mutton-fish
释义	Definition of mutton-fish in English: mutton-fish noun ˈmʌtnfɪʃ 1Chiefly US. Any of various marine fishes of the Caribbean and western Atlantic whose flesh when cooked is supposed to taste of mutton; especially (a) the mutton snapper, Lutjanus analis; (b) the ocean pout, Macrozoarces americanus; (c) the Irish pompano, Diapterus auratus. 2Australian. Any of various edible gastropod molluscs of the genus Haliotis; an abalone; especially the large H. ruber, common in southern and eastern Australia. Origin Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. From mutton + fish. Definition of mutton-fish in US English: mutton-fish nounˈmʌtnfɪʃ 1Chiefly US. Any of various marine fishes of the Caribbean and western Atlantic whose flesh when cooked is supposed to taste of mutton; especially (a) the mutton snapper, Lutjanus analis; (b) the ocean pout, Macrozoarces americanus; (c) the Irish pompano, Diapterus auratus. 2Australian. Any of various edible gastropod molluscs of the genus Haliotis; an abalone; especially the large H. ruber, common in southern and eastern Australia. Origin Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. From mutton + fish.
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