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wreckfish

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(rek′fish′)

Inflections of 'wreckfish' (n):
wreckfishes
npl (All usages)
wreckfish
npl (Can be used as a collective plural—e.g. "Wreckfish get their name because they are often found in groups near shipwrecks.")

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
wreck•fish  (rek′fish′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -fish•es, (esp. collectively) -fish. 
  1. Fisha large brown fish, Polyprion americanus, of the sea bass family, inhabiting the Mediterranean Sea and tropical Atlantic Ocean, often occurring in groups near wrecks. Also called stone bass. 
  • wreck + -fish 1875–80

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