JEW-FISHとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

For Australian fish such as Argyrosomus species, jewel and fish; see jewie. For New World species, from 17th century Jamaican English and refers to the kosher status of the Atlantic goliath grouper from at least 1697 onwards, likely as a derogatory term despite Jamaican Jews being treated better in the rule of the English than the Spanish rule.

名詞

jewfish (plural jewfishes or jewfish)

1. Any of several fish species, principally groupers and similar-appearing fish
   1. Epinephelus itajara (Atlantic goliath grouper, spotted jewfish)
   2. Johnius australis (bottlenose jewfish)
   3. Lateolabrax japonicus (Japanese seabass)
   4. Argyrosomus japonicus (silver jewfish, also known as the mulloway jewfish in eastern Australia)
   5. Argyrosomus regius (meagre)
   6. Tandanus tandanus (eel-tailed catfish, freshwater jewfish, dewfish)
   7. Glaucosoma hebraicum (West Australian dhufish, Westralian jewfish, western jewfish)
   8. Glaucosoma buergeri (Westralian jewfish)
   9. Stereolepis gigas (black jewfish, Pacific jewfish)