English Explanatory Dictionary

gilthead

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A marine fish, Sparus aurata (gilt-head bream), with a golden-coloured head; the giltpoll.
  2. Symphodus melops, a coastal fish; the golden maid, conner, or sea partridge.

Word forms

gilthead giltheads

Etymology

From gilt + head.

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on G Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary