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Noun kingfish has 5 senses

kingfish - the lean flesh of any of several fish caught off the Atlantic coast of the United States
--₁ is a kind of saltwater fish
--₁ is a part of
kingfish; cero, pintado, kingfish, Scomberomorus regalis
cero, pintado, kingfish, Scomberomorus regalis - large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters
--₂ is a kind of Spanish mackerel
--₂ is a member of Scomberomorus, genus Scomberomorus
--₂ has parts: kingfish
white croaker, chenfish, kingfish, Genyonemus lineatus - small silvery marine food fish found off California
--₃ is a kind of croaker
--₃ is a member of Genyonemus, genus Genyonemus
kingfish - any of several food and game fishes of the drum family indigenous to warm Atlantic waters of the North American coast
--₄ is a kind of whiting
--₄ is a member of Menticirrhus, genus Menticirrhus
--₄ has part: kingfish
kingfish, Seriola grandis - large game fish of Australia and New Zealand
--₅ is a kind of jack