Coalfish

/ˈkoʊlfɪʃ/ noun

Definition

A North Atlantic fish of the cod family, also known as saithe or pollock, with a dark coloration.

Etymology

Compound of 'coal' (referring to its dark color) and 'fish.' The name references the fish's dark coloring resembling coal.

Kelly Says

The coalfish's scientific name is Pollachius virens, and it's a commercially important fish—but 'coalfish' is such a better name because it instantly tells you exactly what color it is.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
火成암 ዓሣ
hi-rə-sən-am äs-a
ARالعربية
سمك الفحم
samk al-fuḥm
BNবাংলা
কয়লা মাছ
ko-yla ma-sh
CACatalà
peix de carbó
pe-ix deh kar-bo
CSČeština
uhlíkový ryb
uhlí-ko-vý ry-b
DADansk
kulfisk
kul-fisk
DEDeutsch
Kohalfisch
koh-ha-fisch
ELΕλληνικά
ψάρι άνθρακα
psi-ri an-thra-ka
ESEspañol
pez de carbón
pez deh kar-bon
FAفارسی
ماهی زغال
ma-hi za-ghal
FISuomi
hiilikalakko
hi-i-li-ka-lak-ko
FRFrançais
poisson de charbon
pw-zon deh shar-bon
GUGU
કોલના મછલી
kol-na ma-chli
HAHA
kifi shanu
ki-fi sha-nu
HEעברית
דג פחם
deg pachim
HIहिन्दी
कोयले का मछली
ko-yle ka ma-chli
HUMagyar
szénhal
szen-hal
IDBahasa Indonesia
ikan batu bara
i-kan ba-tu ba-ra
IGIG
nkwu akwa
nkwu akwa
ITItaliano
pesce di carbone
pes-che di kar-bo-ne
JA日本語
石炭魚
せきたん-ぎょ
KKKK
көмөр балығы
kömör ba-ly-ğı
KMKM
ស្លាប់ថ្ម
s-la-p-th-m
KO한국어
석탄 생선
seoktan saeng-seon
MRMR
कोळसाची मासे
ko-l-sa-chi ma-se
MSBahasa Melayu
ikan arang
i-kan a-rang
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်မီး ငါး
chauk-mee ngar
NLNederlands
kolenvis
ko-len-vis
NONorsk
kullfisk
kull-fisk
PAPA
ਕੋਇਲਾ ਮੱਛੀ
koi-la ma-chhi
PLPolski
ryba węglowa
ry-ba ven-glo-wa
PTPortuguês
peixe de carvão
pe-iʃɛ dɛ kar-vɐ̃u
RORomână
pește de cărbune
pe-ște deh kar-bu-ne
RUРусский
угольная рыба
ugo-l-naya ry-ba
SVSvenska
kolfisk
kol-fisk
SWKiswahili
samaki wa makaa
sa-ma-ki wa ma-kaa
TAதமிழ்
கரியின் மீன்
kariyin meen
TEతెలుగు
కాల్‌ చేప
kaal che-pa
THไทย
ปลาถ่าน
pla than
TLTL
isda ng karbon
is-da ng kar-bon
TRTürkçe
kömür balığı
kömür ba-li-ği
UKУкраїнська
вугільна риба
vu-hil-na ry-ba
URاردو
کوئل کا مچھلی
koo-el ka machli
VITiếng Việt
cá than
ca than
YOYO
ẹ̀kọ̀ ọ̀rọ̀
e-ko o-ro
ZH中文
煤炭鱼
méi tàn yú
ZUZU
isilwane weli
i-si-l-wa-ne we-li

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