tautog

tau·tog

also tau·taug T0061500 (tô′tôg′, -tŏg′, tô-tôg′, -tŏg′)n. A dark-colored, edible wrasse (Tautoga onitis) found along the North American Atlantic coast, having a blunt snout and a long dorsal fin. Also called blackfish.

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[Narragansett tautaũog, pl. of taut, a kind of fish.]

tautog

(tɔːˈtɒɡ) n (Animals) a large dark-coloured wrasse, Tautoga onitis, of the North American coast of the Atlantic Ocean: used as a food fish. Also called: blackfish [C17: from Narraganset tautauog, plural of tautau sheepshead]

tau•tog

(tɔˈtɒg, -ˈtɔg)

n. a black wrasse, Tautoga onitis, of the U.S. Atlantic coast. [1765–75, Amer.; < Narragansett tautaũog, pl.]

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tautog - large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North Americablackfish, Tautoga onitiswrasse - chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth; usually brightly coloredgenus Tautoga, Tautoga - tautogs