Small dark-colored whaled of United States Atlantic coast

• Large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America
• Female salmon that has recently spawned
• The largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tautog \Tau*tog"\, n. [The pl. of taut, the American Indian name, translated by Roger Williams sheep's heads, and written by him tauta['u]og.] (Zo["o]l.) An edible labroid fish ( Haitula onitis , or Tautoga onitis ) of the Atlantic coast of the ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America [syn: tautog , Tautoga onitis ] female salmon that has recently spawned small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Blackfish is a common name of fish. Species which are called blackfish include: Alaska blackfish, Dallia pectoralis Black sea bass, Centropristis striata Sacramento blackfish, Orthodon microlepidotus Tautog, Tautoga onitis Parore, Girella tricuspidata Rudderfish, ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context chiefly Scotland English) The Atlantic salmon, ''Salmo salar'', especially a female after spawning. (from 16th c.) 2 Any of various dark-coloured fish of the Old World, especially the rudderfish ((taxlink Centrolophus niger species noshow=1)). ...