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orthopristis
(wn) | Orthopristis
n 1: a genus of Haemulidae [syn: Orthopristis, {genus
Orthopristis}] |
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Orthopristis chrysopterus
(gcide) | 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.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Mariner; seaman; seafarer.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster] |
genus orthopristis
(wn) | genus Orthopristis
n 1: a genus of Haemulidae [syn: Orthopristis, {genus
Orthopristis}] |
orthopristis chrysopterus
(wn) | Orthopristis chrysopterus
n 1: found from Long Island southward [syn: pigfish,
hogfish, Orthopristis chrysopterus] |
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