Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pinfish"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pinfish \Pin"fish`\, n. [So called from their sharp dorsal
spines.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The sailor's choice ({Diplodus, or Lagodon, rhomboides}).
(b) The salt-water bream ({Diplodus Holbrooki}).
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
pinfish
n : similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays
along the southeastern coast of the United States [syn: {sailor's-choice},
{squirrelfish}, {Lagodon rhomboides}]
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