surf fish
nounDefinition of surf fish
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : any of numerous small or medium-sized fishes that constitute the family Embiotocidae, live chiefly in shallow water along the Pacific coast of North America, and resemble perches in form but differ from them in their anatomy and in being viviparous
2 : any of several croakers (family Sciaenidae) of the Pacific coast of North America
3 : surf smelt
surf-fish
intransitive verbDefinition of surf-fish (Entry 2 of 2)
: to angle along the ocean shore with tackle especially designed to cast a natural or artificial bait up to a distance of 200 yards
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