toothfish

noun
tooth·​fish | \ ˈtüth-ˌfish How to pronounce toothfish (audio) \
plural toothfish or toothfishes

Definition of toothfish

: either of two large marine food fishes (genus Dissostichus of the family Nototheniidae) found especially in antarctic and subantarctic waters:

Examples of toothfish in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Some fishing already occurred there for Antarctic toothfish, a predatory fish that is sold as the highly prized Chilean sea bass. Brian Clark Howard, National Geographic, "World's Largest Marine Reserve Created Off Antarctica," 28 Oct. 2016

First Known Use of toothfish

1997, in the meaning defined above

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