Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Jewfish \Jew"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
1. A very large serranoid fish ({Promicrops itaiara}) of
Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. It often reaches the
weight of five hundred pounds. Its color is olivaceous or
yellowish, with numerous brown spots. Called also {guasa},
and {warsaw}.
2. A similar gigantic fish ({Stereolepis gigas}) of Southern
California, valued as a food fish.
3. The black grouper of Florida and Texas.
4. A large herringlike fish; the tarpum.
Warsaw \War"saw\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The black grouper ({Epinephelus nigritus}) of the
southern coasts of the United States.
(b) The jewfish; -- called also {guasa}.