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TAUTOG
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tautog mean?
• TAUTOG (noun)
The noun TAUTOG has 1 sense:
1. large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America
Familiarity information: TAUTOG used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
blackfish; tautog; Tautoga onitis
Hypernyms ("tautog" is a kind of...):
wrasse (chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth; usually brightly colored)
Holonyms ("tautog" is a member of...):
genus Tautoga; Tautoga (tautogs)
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