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tautog

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈtɔːtɒɡ/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A fish of the wrasse family found in salt water off of eastern North America from Nova Scotia to South Carolina (Tautoga onitis).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: blackfish, Tautoga onitis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wrasse

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Narragansett tautauog, plural of taut.