tomtate

tomtate
/tom"tayt/, n.
a grunt, Haemulon aurolineatum, inhabiting waters off the West Indies and Florida.
[1890-95, Amer.; orig. uncert.]

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      any of certain fishes of the grunt (q.v.) family.

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  • Tomtate — Tom tate, n. A Florida and West Indian grunt ({Bathystoma rimator} or {H[ae]mulon rimator}); also, any of various allied species. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Bathystoma rimator — Tomtate Tom tate, n. A Florida and West Indian grunt ({Bathystoma rimator} or {H[ae]mulon rimator}); also, any of various allied species. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • genus Haemulon — noun type genus of the Haemulidae • Syn: ↑Haemulon • Hypernyms: ↑fish genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Haemulidae, ↑family Haemulidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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