Patagonian toothfish

noun

: a large, long-lived, deep-sea toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) that occurs in cold waters of the southern Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans and is caught commercially for food

called also Chilean sea bass

compare antarctic toothfish

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Being surrounded by coastal ingredients and fresh seafood, such as Magellan crab and Patagonian toothfish, cultivated his love for food. — Taryn White, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 Chilean sea bass, now often found on high-end menus, is actually the fish formerly known as Patagonian toothfish. — Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 15 Mar. 2023 Not a bass at all, but a rebrand of something called a Patagonian toothfish. — Azure Gilman, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2023 Sustainable seafood advocates have expressed concerns about Chilean seabass, also known as Patagonian toothfish, because the species is considered overfarmed and caught with methods that endanger other wildlife in Chile. — Louisa Chu, chicagotribune.com, 7 May 2021 See All Example Sentences for Patagonian toothfish

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First Known Use

1988, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Patagonian toothfish was in 1988

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“Patagonian toothfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Patagonian%20toothfish. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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