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Definition of Milkfish
1. a marine food fish [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Milkfish
Literary usage of Milkfish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin by Philippines Bureau of Education (1908)
"In introducing this subject we begin with a description of the milkfish, or
bangos.1 A specimen 39 centimeters in length, from a fish pond at Malabon, ..."
2. Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1907)
"Mazatlan. / California, Polynesia, and India. The single living species is the
Awa, or milkfish, Chanos chonos, largely used as food in Hawaii. ..."
3. The Cornerstone of Development: Integrating Environmental, Social, and by Jamie Schnurr, Susan Holtz (1998)
"The nonmarket values were also significant, coming primarily from spawning shrimps
and milkfish. The team found that aquaculture operations would be able to ..."
4. Archaeology of the United Arab Emirates: Proceedings of the First by Daniel T. Potts, Hasan Al Naboodah, Peter Hellyer (2003)
"Herring/sardines were only noted at four sites, where fine sieving had been
carried out permitting the recovery of their small bones. milkfish were only ..."
5. Cultivating Peace: Conflict and Collaboration in Natural Resource Management by Daniel Buckles (1999)
"During the warm months of 1997, this reached a level that was lethal to milkfish;
fish mortality increased, and growth rates declined, ..."
6. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"About 500 species of food fishes have been found, and common among them are the
bangos or milkfish, the banak or mullet, mackerel, herring, anchovies, ..."
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