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TAUTOGS
Noun
tautogs
plural of tautog
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TAUTOG
Tau*tog", n. Etym: [The pl. of taut, the American Indian name, translated by Roger Williams sheep's heads, and written by him tautaúog.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: An edible labroid fish (Haitula onitis, or Tautoga onitis) of the Atlantic coast of the United States. When adult it is nearly black, more or less irregularly barred, with greenish gray. Called also blackfish, oyster fish, salt-water chub, and moll. [Written also tautaug.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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