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  1. 1. n. A large and valuable sparoid food fish (Archosargus, / Diplodus, probatocephalus) found on the Atlantic coast of the United States. It often weighs from ten to twelve pounds. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. large (up to 20 lbs) food fish of the eastern coast of the United States and Mexico Source: wordnet
  3. 3. A large and valuable sparoid food fish (Archosargus, or Diplodus, probatocephalus) found on the Atlantic coast of the United States. It often weighs from ten to twelve pounds. Note: The name is also locally, in a loose way, applied to various other fishes, as the butterfish, the fresh-water drumfish, the parrot fish, the porgy, and the moonfish. Source: webster
  4. 4. A large and valuable sparoid food fish (Archosargus, orDiplodus, probatocephalus) found on the Atlantic coast of the UnitedStates. It often weighs from ten to twelve pounds. Source: adambom
  5. 5. n:100 n. large (up to 20 lbs) food fish of the eastern coast of the United States and Mexico Source: ecdict

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