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mojarra |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mojarra \Mo*jar"ra\, n. [Sp.] Any of certain basslike marine fishes (mostly of tropical seas, and having a deep, compressed body, protracile mouth, and large silvery scales) constituting the family {Gerrid[ae]}, as {Gerres plumieri}, found from Florida to Brazil and used as food. Also any of numerous other fishes of similar appearance but belonging to other families. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cow-pilot \Cow"-pi`lot\ (kou"p[imac]`l[u^]t), n. (Zo["o]l.) A handsomely banded, coral-reef fish, of Florida and the West Indies ({Pomacentrus saxatilis}); -- called also {mojarra}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: mojarra n : small silvery schooling fishes with protrusible mouths found in warm coastal waters
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