PINFISHES

PINFISH

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


Noun

pinfishes

plural of pinfish

Anagrams

• penis fish, snipefish

Source: Wiktionary


PINFISH

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



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