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Sciaena chrysura

Mademoiselle \Ma`de*moi`selle"\, n.; pl. Mesdemoiselles. [F., fr. ma my, f. of mon + demoiselle young lady. See Damsel.]

  1. A French title of courtesy given to a girl or an unmarried lady, equivalent to the English Miss.
    --Goldsmith.

  2. (Zo["o]l.) A marine food fish ( Sci[ae]na chrysura), of the Southern United States; -- called also yellowtail, and silver perch.