RONCADOR

Etymology

Noun

roncador (plural roncadors)

(zoology) Any of several species of Californian sciaenoid food fishes, especially Roncador stearnsi, the spotfin croaker, the red roncador, and others in the Sciaenidae family.

Source: Wiktionary


Ron`ca*dor", n. Etym: [Sp., a snorer, fr. roncar to snore. So called in allusion to the grunting noise made by them on being taken from the water. ] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any one of several species of California sciænoid food fishes, especially Roncador Stearnsi, which is an excellent market fish, and the red roncador (Corvina, or Johnius, saturna).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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