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pinfish |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pinfish \Pin"fish`\, n. [So called from their sharp dorsal spines.] (Zo["o]l.) 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pinfish n : similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States [syn: {sailor's-choice}, {squirrelfish}, {Lagodon rhomboides}]
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