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Definition of Soapfish
1. Noun. Fishes with slimy mucus-covered skin; found in the warm Atlantic coastal waters of America.
Definition of Soapfish
1. n. Any serranoid fish of the genus Rhypticus; -- so called from the soapy feeling of its skin.
Definition of Soapfish
1. Noun. Any of several serranoid fish, of the genus ''Rhypticus'', that have a slimy mucus-covered skin. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Soapfish
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Soapfish
Literary usage of Soapfish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1904)
"... an interesting volume describing many simple and instructive experiments.
See CAPILLARITY. soapfish (so called from the unctuous akin, due to smooth ..."
2. Where, When, and how to Catch Fish on the East Coast of Florida by William H. Gregg, John Gardner (1902)
"... LAGARTO; f, soapfish ; lone, the upper jaw 1 J^ in head ; scales less ree- "Head,
4%; depth, 7; eye, 5^. D. 9 or 10; A. 11 or 12; V. 8; scales, ..."
3. Annual Report of the New York Zoological Society by New York Zoological Society (1913)
"... venenosa 4 years Black Grouper, Mycteroperca bonaci 4 years Scamp, Mycteroperca
falcata 1 year Tiger Rockfish, Mycteroperca tigris 5 years soapfish, ..."
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