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mahimahi
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun mahimahi has 2 senses
- mahimahi(n = noun.food) dolphinfish - the lean flesh of a saltwater fish found in warm waters (especially in Hawaii); Array is a part of dolphin, dolphinfish, mahimahi
- mahimahi(n = noun.animal) dolphin, dolphinfish - large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii); Array is a kind of percoid, percoid fish, percoidean
is a kind of saltwater fish
is a member of coryphaenidae, family coryphaenidae
has particulars: coryphaena hippurus, coryphaena equisetis
has parts: dolphinfish, mahimahi
CIDE DICTIONARY
mahimahi, n.
- either of two large slender food and game fish (
Coryphaena equisetis orCoryphaena hippurus ) of warm waters. They are highly esteemed as food fish, especially in Hawaii. See also dolphin{2}. [WordNet 1.5] - lean-fleshed fish of warm waters, esp. Hawaii. [WordNet 1.5]
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