Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Rosefish \Rose"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A large marine scorp[ae]noid food fish ({Sebastes marinus})
found on the northern coasts of Europe and America. called
also {red perch}, {hemdurgan}, {Norway haddok}, and also,
erroneously, {snapper}, {bream}, and {bergylt}.
Note: When full grown it is usually bright rose-red or
orange-red; the young are usually mottled with red and
ducky brown.
Haddock \Had"dock\, n. [OE. hadoc, haddok, of unknown origin;
cf. Ir. codog, Gael. adag, F. hadot.] (Zo["o]l.)
A marine food fish ({Melanogrammus [ae]glefinus}), allied to
the cod, inhabiting the northern coasts of Europe and
America. It has a dark lateral line and a black spot on each
side of the body, just back of the gills. Galled also
{haddie}, and {dickie}.
{Norway haddock}, a marine edible fish ({Sebastes marinus})
of Northern Europe and America. See {Rose fish}.