orange roughy

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Definition of orange roughy in English English dictionary

A bright orange fish that lives in the deep sea near Australia and New Zealand Orange roughy grow very slowly—the orange roughy sold for people to eat may be 50 to 80 years old

Ocean perch-like fish from New Zealand Often substituted for cod Can be used in any recipe calling for white-fleshed fish

Deep water fish Pacific Ocean and New Zealand’s finest eating fish Flesh pearly white Delicate shellfish like taste Very mild and sweet

Hyphenation

Or·ange roughy

Etymology

[ 'är-inj, 'är(-&) ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English, from Middle French, from Old Provençal auranja, from Arabic nAranj, from Persian nArang, from Sanskrit nAranga orange tree.