rosefish [rohz-fish] Word Origin noun, plural (especially collectively) rose·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) rose·fish·es.
Origin of rosefish An Americanism dating back to 1715–25; rose1 + fish British Dictionary definitions for rosefish rosefish noun plural -fish or -fishes
- a red scorpaenid food fish, Sebastes marinus, of North Atlantic coastal waters
- any of various other red fishes