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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America [syn: tautog, blackfish, Tautoga onitis]
2: female salmon that has recently spawned
3: small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school [syn: pilot whale, black whale, common blackfish, blackfish, Globicephala melaena]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1754 1. any of numerous dark-colored fishes: as a. tautog b. a small bony fish (Dallia pectoralis of the family Umbridae) of Alaska and Siberia that is used for food and is noted for its resistance to cold 2. any of several small toothed whales; especially pilot whale

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 any of several species of dark-coloured fish. 2 a salmon at spawning.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sea bass Sea" bass` . (Zo["o]l.) (a) A large marine food fish (Serranus, or Centropristis, atrarius) which abounds on the Atlantic coast of the United States. It is dark bluish, with black bands, and more or less varied with small white spots and blotches. Called also, locally, blue bass, black sea bass, blackfish, bluefish, and black perch. (b) A California food fish (Cynoscion nobile); -- called also white sea bass, and sea salmon.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Tautog 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.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Blackfish Black"fish, n. 1. (Zo["o]l.) A small kind of whale, of the genus Globicephalus, of several species. The most common is G. melas. Also sometimes applied to other whales of larger size. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The tautog of New England (Tautoga). 3. (Zo["o]l.) The black sea bass (Centropristis atrarius) of the Atlantic coast. It is excellent food fish; -- locally called also black Harry. 4. (Zo["o]l.) A fish of southern Europe (Centrolophus pompilus) of the Mackerel family. 5. (Zo["o]l.) The female salmon in the spawning season. Note: The name is locally applied to other fishes.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Tautog (Labrus Americanus).