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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A black or grayish food fish (Anoplopoma fimbria) of the North Pacific Ocean.

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  • noun A dark-coloured marine fish Anoplopoma fimbria of North American Pacific waters

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Examples

  • The sablefish is actually black cod, and I joked to my tablemates, old filmmate Jennifer Evans Gardner and her food-wise son, Kellen, that it's only called sablefish in Jewish delis.

    Jay Weston: Beverly Hills Breakfasts Are... Different Jay Weston 2011

  • A tip about black cod: this fish, also called sablefish, is a big fish and is usually sold in large slices that have a centerpiece of bone.

    The City Cook Kate McDonough 2010

  • The sablefish is actually black cod, and I joked to my tablemates, old filmmate Jennifer Evans Gardner and her food-wise son, Kellen, that it's only called sablefish in Jewish delis.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Jay Weston 2011

  • Officially called sablefish, black cod has a soft, buttery texture that appeals more to

    Home By David Sneed / San Luis Obispo Tribune 2010

  • Instead they offer sustainable alternatives such as sablefish,

    naplesnews.com Stories 2010

  • [Note: Sharing the display with the sablefish is a salmon (foreground) and several sardines (left and right sides), neither of which are managed under ITQs.

    Mongabay.com News 2008

  • The sablefish is actually black cod, and I joked to my tablemates, old filmmate Jennifer Evans Gardner and her food-wise son, Kellen, that it's only called sablefish in Jewish delis.

    Jay Weston: Beverly Hills Breakfasts Are... Different Jay Weston 2011

  • Arctic char, farmed oysters, sablefish (aka black cod), wild Alaskan salmon, sardines, farmed trout and West Coast albacore tuna are some of the choices that are safe to eat and safe for the environment.

    Environmental Defense Fund: Is Eating Seafood Regularly Really Such a Good Thing? 2009

  • Joe Kohen The Wall Street Journal Michel Psilakis On the menu: Five types of salmon, a smoked tuna and a sablefish.

    New Menus Inspired by Jewish Canon 2011

  • The menu's description of the sablefish Phaux Pho, with horseradish and ravioli and ribeye with garlic-parsley sauce and cheese tater tots have already made me jealous of the early diners.

    Rustico, Michel openings and celebrity chefs in town Justin Rude 2010

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