tautog
tautog · tautogs
A fish of the wrasse family found in salt water off of eastern North America from Nova…A fish of the wrasse family found in salt water off of eastern North America from Nova Scotia to South Carolina (Tautoga onitis).
/ˈtɔːtɒɡ/
Meaning
1 sensesA fish of the wrasse family found in salt water off of eastern North America from Nova Scotia to South Carolina (Tautoga onitis).
More definitions
- large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America
Origin
Borrowed from Narragansett tautauog, plural of taut.Borrowed from Narragansett tautauog, plural of taut.
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