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sailor's-choice

noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of several grunts and sparids of the Atlantic:

sailor's grunt (Haemulon parra),

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Meaning 2

Any of several grunts and sparids of the Atlantic:

pinfish (Lagodon rhomboides),

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Meaning 3

Any of several grunts and sparids of the Atlantic:

spottail pinfish (Diplodus holbrookii),

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noun

Meaning 4

Any of several grunts and sparids of the Atlantic:

margate (Haemulon album),

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Meaning 5

Any of several grunts and sparids of the Atlantic:

pigfish (Orthopristis chrysoptera),

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noun

Meaning 6

Any of several grunts and sparids of the Atlantic:

French grunt (Haemulon flavolineatum)

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Meaning 7

a grunt found from Florida to Brazil and Gulf of Mexico

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: sailors choice, Haemulon parra

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Broader terms: grunt

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noun

Meaning 8

similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: pinfish, squirrelfish, Lagodon rhomboides

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Broader terms: sparid, sparid fish

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