'Lagodon rhomboides' definitions:
Definition of 'Lagodon rhomboides'
From: WordNet
noun
Similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States [syn: pinfish, sailor's-choice, squirrelfish, Lagodon rhomboides]
Definition of 'Lagodon rhomboides'
From: 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]
Definition of 'Lagodon rhomboides'
From: GCIDE
- Pinfish \Pin"fish`\, n. [So called from their sharp dorsal spines.] (Zool.) (a) The sailor's choice (Diplodus rhomboides syn. {Lagodon rhomboides}). (b) The salt-water bream (Diplodus Holbrooki). [1913 Webster]
- Note: Both are excellent food fishes, common on the coast of the United States south of Cape Hatteras. The name is also applied to other allied species. [1913 Webster]