pinfish, sailor's-choice, squirrelfish, Lagodon rhomboides
(noun) similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pinfish (plural pinfishes or pinfish)
Lagodon rhomboides, a saltwater sparid fish.
Source: Wiktionary
Pin"fish`, n. Etym: [So called from their sharp dorsal spines.] (Zoöl.) (a) The sailor's choice (Diplodus, or Lagodon, rhomboides). (b) The salt-water bream (Diplodus Holbrooki).
Note: Both are excellent food fishes, common on the coast of the United States south of Cape Hatteras. The name is also applied to other allied species.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 June 2025
(noun) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); “asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture”
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