Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun blackfish

3 senses of blackfish

Sense 1
tautog, blackfish, Tautoga onitis -- (large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America)
       => wrasse -- (chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth; usually brightly colored)

Sense 2
blackfish -- (female salmon that has recently spawned)
       => salmon -- (any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn)

Sense 3
pilot whale, black whale, common blackfish, blackfish, Globicephala melaena -- (small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school)
       => dolphin -- (any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises)