# kingfish

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #82,456

## Definitions
1. Any of several food fishes of the genus Menticirrhus from the Atlantic; kingcroakers.
2. Other Atlantic fish
3. Other Atlantic fish
4. Other Atlantic fish
5. Other Atlantic fish
6. Any of several similar fishes of the Pacific.
7. Any of several similar fishes of the Pacific.
8. Any of several similar fishes of the Pacific.
9. Any of several similar fishes of the Pacific.
10. Fish of genus Caranx
11. Fish of genus Caranx
12. Cobia (Rachycentron canadum), of warm waters globally.

## Etymology
From king + fish.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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