kingfish meaning and definition

KINGFISH noun

Definition of kingfish (noun)

1. the lean flesh of any of several fish caught off the Atlantic coast of the United States
2. large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters
   • synonyms: cero, pintado, Scomberomorus regalis
3. small silvery marine food fish found off California
   • synonyms: chenfish, Genyonemus lineatus, white croaker
4. any of several food and game fishes of the drum family indigenous to warm Atlantic waters of the North American coast
5. large game fish of Australia and New Zealand
   • synonyms: Seriola grandis