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Blackfish

Noun

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1.NounAn Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, especially a female after spawning. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2.NounAny of various dark-colored fish of the Old World, especially the rudderfish (Centrolophus niger).
3.NounAny of various dark-colored toothed whales. The pilot whale (Globicephalus spp.). The killer whale (Orcinus orca).
4.NounThe pilot whale (Globicephalus spp.).
5.NounThe killer whale (Orcinus orca).
6.NounEither of two dark-colored fish of the west Atlantic, the tautog of New England (Tautoga onitis) and the black sea bass (Centropristis striata).
7.NounAny of various dark-colored fishes of Australasia, especially the luderick (Girella tricuspidata), and a freshwater fish, Gadopsis marmoratus.
8.VerbTo go fishing for blackfish.
9.VerbTo adopt signifiers of black identity (for example, by darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles).
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