Thesaurus: mojarra
small silvery schooling fishes with protrusible mouths found in warm coastal waters
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- n. small silvery schooling fishes with protrusible mouths found in warm coastal waters
- Any of certain basslike marine fishes (mostly of tropical seas, and having a deep, compressed body, protracile mouth, and large silvery scales) constituting the family Gerridæ, as Gerres plumieri, found from Florida to Brazil and used as food. Also, any of numerous other fishes of similar appearance but belonging to other families.
- Any of certain basslike marine fishes (mostly of tropical seas,and having a deep, compressed body, protracile mouth, and largesilvery scales) constituting the family Gerridæ, as Gerres plumieri,found from Florida to Brazil and used as food. Also, any of numerousother fishes of similar appearance but belonging to other families.