HOGCHOKER

hogchoker, Trinectes maculatus

(noun) useless as food; in coastal streams from Maine to Texas and Panama

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Hog"chok`er, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: An American sole (Achirus lineatus, or A. achirus), related to the European sole, but of no market value.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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HERMAPHRODITE

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