Thesaurus: tautog
An edible labroid fish (Haitula onitis, or Tautoga onitis) of the Atlantic coast of the United States. When adult it is nearly black, more or less irregularly barred, with greenish gray. Called also blackfish, oyster fis…
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- n. An edible labroid fish (Haitula onitis, or Tautoga onitis) of the Atlantic coast of the United States. When adult it is nearly black, more or less irregularly barred, with greenish gray. Called also blackfish, oyster fish, salt-water chub, and moll.
- n. large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America
- An edible labroid fish (Haitula onitis, or Tautoga onitis) of the Atlantic coast of the United States. When adult it is nearly black, more or less irregularly barred, with greenish gray. Called also blackfish, oyster fish, salt-water chub, and moll. [Written also tautaug.]
- An edible labroid fish (Haitula onitis, or Tautoga onitis) ofthe Atlantic coast of the United States. When adult it is nearlyblack, more or less irregularly barred, with greenish gray. Calledalso blackfish, oyster fish, salt-water chub, and moll. [Written alsotautaug.]
- n large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America