tautog
pronunciation
How to pronounce tautog in British English:
UK [tɔ:'tɒg]
How to pronounce tautog in American English:
US ['tɔtɒg]
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- Noun:
- large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America
Word Origin
- tautog (n.)
- edible marine fish of the Atlantic coast of North America, 1640s, from Narragansett tautauog, plural of taut. Translated by Roger Williams as "sheep's head."