Hypertext Webster Gateway: "tautog"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.] (Zo["o]l.)
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}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.] (Zo["o]l.)
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.
{Chub mackerel} (Zo["o]l.), 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} (Zo["o]l.), a fresh-water fish of the United
States ({Erimyzon sucetta}); -- called also {creekfish}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
tautog
n : large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North
America [syn: {blackfish}, {Tautoga onitis}]
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