Antonyms for kingfish

Grammar : Noun

Spell : king-fish

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɪŋˌfɪʃ

Definition of kingfish

As in authority : noun expert, animate or inanimate
As in commander : noun leader of military or other organization

Example sentences :

Mostly they are caught by accident while drags are set for kingfish or barracuda.
Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey

For its size, the kingfish is considered the gamest of all salt-water fishes.
Extract from : « Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others » by James Alexander Henshall

But as I fish for sailfish with a free-running reel, of course I am exasperated when a kingfish takes hold.
Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey

Kingfish are savage strikers and they almost invariably hook themselves when the drag is set.
Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey

Put two kingfish on a buttered platter or pan, season with salt and pepper, add a glass of white wine, put in oven and bake.
Extract from : « The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book » by Victor Hirtzler

Canoes on the old Carib pattern were slipping along outside, trailing lines for kingfish and bonitos.
Extract from : « The English in the West Indies » by James Anthony Froude

The kingfish is also known as barb and sea mink in the North, and in the South as whiting.
Extract from : « Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others » by James Alexander Henshall

He put his line down, saying, "Me-she-nah-ma-gwai (the name of the kingfish), take hold of my bait."
Extract from : « The Myth of Hiawatha, and Other Oral Legends, Mythologic and Allegoric, of the North American Indians » by Henry R. Schoolcraft

Their feeding habits are similar to those of the kingfish, and in their season they can be captured in the same way.
Extract from : « Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others » by James Alexander Henshall

It is frequently caught by the Key West fishermen when trolling for kingfish with a bait of bacon-rind.
Extract from : « Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others » by James Alexander Henshall

Synonyms for kingfish

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