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milkfish

[ milk-fish ]

noun

, plural milk·fish·es, (especially collectively) milk·fish.
  1. a herringlike fish, Chanos chanos, found in the tropical and subtropical waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

milkfish

/ ˈmɪlkˌfɪʃ /

noun

  1. a large silvery tropical clupeoid food and game fish, Chanos chanos: family Chanidae
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of milkfish1

First recorded in 1875–80; milk + fish, so called for its color
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Example Sentences

Mau rung panahúna ang bangrus mubagaybay, This is the time the milkfish develops egg fat.

Lamì gab-úlun ang isdang bangus, Milkfish makes good gab-ul.

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