Bible Dictionaries
Blackfish

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) The tautog of New England (Tautoga).

(2):

(n.) A small kind of whale, of the genus Globicephalus, of several species. The most common is G. melas. Also sometimes applied to other whales of larger size.

(3):

(n.) The black sea bass (Centropristis atrarius) of the Atlantic coast. It is excellent food fish; - locally called also black Harry.

(4):

(n.) A fish of southern Europe (Centrolophus pompilus) of the Mackerel family.

(5):

(n.) The female salmon in the spawning season.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Blackfish'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/blackfish.html. 1828.