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Definition of margate in English: margatenoun ˈmɑːɡɪtˈmärɡit A deep-bodied greyish fish which occurs in warm waters of the western Atlantic. Two species in the family Pomadasyidae Example sentencesExamples - The wrecks are home to a wide variety of corals and marine life including angelfish, barracudas, margates, sharks, snappers and turtles.
- Margates at Fernando de Noronha play a shadow game with divers
- In the W. Atlantic, the largest grunt is Haemulon album, the margate, greyish in general colour and an important food fish.
Origin Mid 18th century: of unknown origin. Definition of margate in US English: margatenounˈmärɡit A deep-bodied grayish fish that typically occurs in small groups in warm waters of the western Atlantic. Two species in the family Pomadasyidae: Haemulon album, a large grunt that is an important food fish, and the mainly nocturnal black margate (Anisotremus surinamesis) Example sentencesExamples - Margates at Fernando de Noronha play a shadow game with divers
- In the W. Atlantic, the largest grunt is Haemulon album, the margate, greyish in general colour and an important food fish.
- The wrecks are home to a wide variety of corals and marine life including angelfish, barracudas, margates, sharks, snappers and turtles.
Origin Mid 18th century: of unknown origin. |