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milkfish

(-fis̸h′)

a large, silvery food fish (Chanos chanos) of an order (Gonorhynchiformes) of toothless bony fishes, found in the tropical Pacific and Indian oceans

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noun pl. milkfish milkfish or milk·fish·es

A large silvery fish (Chanos chanos) of the South Pacific and Indian oceans, widely used for food.

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Origin: From its color

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