The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Gilthead \Gilt"head`\, n. (Zool.)
A marine fish. The name is applied to two species:
(a) The Pagrus auratus (syn. Chrysophrys auratus), a
valuable food fish common in the Mediterranean (so named
from its golden-colored head); -- called also giltpoll.
(b) The Crenilabrus melops, of the British coasts; --
called also golden maid, conner, sea partridge.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Goldfinny \Gold"fin`ny\, n. (Zool.)
One of two or more species of European labroid fishes
(Crenilabrus melops, and Ctenolabrus rupestris); --
called also goldsinny, and goldney.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sea partridge \Sea" par"tridge\ (Zool.)
The gilthead (Crenilabrus melops), a fish of the British
coasts.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Conner \Con"ner\, n. [Cf. Cunner.] (Zool.)
A marine European fish (Crenilabrus melops); also, the
related American cunner. See Cunner.
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