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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States;
[syn: pinfish, sailor's-choice, squirrelfish, Lagodon rhomboides]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pinfish \Pin"fish`\, n. [So called from their sharp dorsal spines.] (Zool.) (a) The sailor's choice (Diplodus rhomboides syn. Lagodon rhomboides). (b) The salt-water bream (Diplodus Holbrooki). [1913 Webster] Note: Both are excellent food fishes, common on the coast of the United States south of Cape Hatteras. The name is also applied to other allied species. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

pinfish n 1: similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States [syn: pinfish, sailor's-choice, squirrelfish, Lagodon rhomboides]