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单词 toothfish
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toothfish

noun

tooth·​fish ˈtüth-ˌfish How to pronounce toothfish (audio)
plural toothfish or toothfishes
: either of two large marine food fishes (genus Dissostichus of the family Nototheniidae) found especially in antarctic and subantarctic waters:
a
: patagonian toothfish
b
: antarctic toothfish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Patagonia toothfish is reserved for menus at gourmet restaurants, with its subtly sweet flavor and rich butteriness. Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 27 July 2022 Overall, about 15% of the more than 12,000 metric tons of toothfish caught in the CCAMLR convention area comes from South Georgia. Joshua Goodman, Anchorage Daily News, 22 June 2022 The toothfish is an even trickier case because so much of its population lives outside the domain of any country. Tristram Korten, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Aug. 2020 Some fishing already occurred there for Antarctic toothfish, a predatory fish that is sold as the highly prized Chilean sea bass. Brian Clark Howard, National Geographic, 28 Oct. 2016

Word History

First Known Use

1997, in the meaning defined above

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