Tautog

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.] (Zool.)
     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}.]
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chub \Chub\, n. [This word seems to signify a large or thick
     fish. Cf. Sw. kubb a short and thick piece of wood, and perh.
     F. chabot chub.] (Zool.)
     A species to fresh-water fish of the {Cyprinid[ae]} or Carp
     family. The common European species is {Leuciscus cephalus};
     the cheven. In America the name is applied to various fishes
     of the same family, of the genera {Semotilus}, {Squalius},
     {Ceratichthys}, etc., and locally to several very different
     fishes, as the {tautog}, {black bass}, etc.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Chub mackerel} (Zool.), a species of mackerel ({Scomber
        colias}) in some years found in abundance on the Atlantic
        coast, but absent in others; -- called also {bull
        mackerel}, {thimble-eye}, and {big-eye mackerel}.
  
     {Chub sucker} (Zool.), a fresh-water fish of the United
        States ({Erimyzon sucetta}); -- called also {creekfish}.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tautog
       n : large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North
           America [syn: {blackfish}, {Tautoga onitis}]