About The Word Tautog
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Tautog
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What's The Definition Of Tautog?
[n] large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America
Synonyms | Synonyms for Tautog: blackfish | Tautoga onitis Related Terms | Find terms related to Tautog: See Also | genus Tautoga | Tautoga | wrasse Tautog In Webster's Dictionary \Tau*tog"\, n. [The pl. of taut, the American Indian
name, translated by Roger Williams sheep's heads, and written
by him tauta['u]og.] (Zo["o]l.)
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}.]
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