English Explanatory Dictionary

tautog

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fish of the wrasse family found in salt water off of eastern North America from Nova Scotia to South Carolina (Tautoga onitis).

Pronunciation

/ˈtɔːtɒɡ/

Word forms

tautog tautogs

Etymology

Borrowed from Narragansett tautauog, plural of taut.

Synonyms

blackfish black porgy oyster-fish tog
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