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Definition of pinfish in English: pinfishnoun ˈpɪnfɪʃ 1North American. Any of several sticklebacks. rare. 2Either of two porgies of shallow waters on the eastern and Gulf coasts of the United States: Lagodon rhomboides, which has a dark spot on the lateral line behind the gill cover, and (more fully "spottail pinfish") Diplodus holbrooki, which has a black saddle on the caudal peduncle.
Origin Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Henry Ward Beecher (1813–1887). From pin + fish, with reference to the sharp dorsal spines of these fishes. Definition of pinfish in US English: pinfishnounˈpɪnfɪʃ 1North American. Any of several sticklebacks. rare. 2Either of two porgies of shallow waters on the eastern and Gulf coasts of the United States: Lagodon rhomboides, which has a dark spot on the lateral line behind the gill cover, and (more fully "spottail pinfish") Diplodus holbrooki, which has a black saddle on the caudal peduncle.
Origin Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Henry Ward Beecher (1813–1887). From pin + fish, with reference to the sharp dorsal spines of these fishes. |