tautog

Meanings

Plural: tautogs

Noun

large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America
A fish of the wrasse family found in salt water off of eastern North America from Nova Scotia to South Carolina (Tautoga onitis).

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Narragansett tautauog, plural of taut.

Synonyms

black porgy, blackfish, oyster-fish, Tautoga onitis, tog

Scrabble Score: 7

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Words With Friends Score: 9

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