Guasa

2 definitions found

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

  Jewfish \Jew"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
     1. A very large serranoid fish ({Promicrops itaiara}) of
        Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. It often reaches the
        weight of five hundred pounds. Its color is olivaceous or
        yellowish, with numerous brown spots. Called also {guasa},
        and {warsaw}.


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     2. A similar gigantic fish ({Stereolepis gigas}) of Southern
        California, valued as a food fish.
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     3. The black grouper of Florida and Texas.
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     4. A large herringlike fish; the tarpum.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Warsaw \War"saw\, n. (Zool.)
     (a) The black grouper ({Epinephelus nigritus}) of the
         southern coasts of the United States.
     (b) The jewfish; -- called also {guasa}.
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