Orthopristis chrysopterus

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Orthopristis chrysopterus
    n 1: found from Long Island southward [syn: {pigfish},
         {hogfish}, {Orthopristis chrysopterus}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Sailor \Sail"or\, n.
   One who follows the business of navigating ships or other
   vessels; one who understands the practical management of
   ships; one of the crew of a vessel; a mariner; a common
   seaman.
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   Syn: Mariner; seaman; seafarer.
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   {Sailor's choice}. (Zool.)
   (a) An excellent marine food fish ({Diplodus rhomboides},
       syn. {Lagodon rhomboides}) of the Southern United States;
       -- called also {porgy}, {squirrel fish}, {yellowtail},
       and {salt-water bream}.
   (b) A species of grunt ({Orthopristis chrysopterus} syn.
       {Pomadasys chrysopterus}), an excellent food fish common
       on the southern coasts of the United States; -- called
       also {hogfish}, and {pigfish}.
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