資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Pinfish \Pin"fish`\, n. [So called from their sharp dorsal
spines.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The sailor's choice ({Diplodus, or Lagodon, rhomboides}).
(b) The salt-water bream ({Diplodus Holbrooki}).
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.
資料來源 : WordNet®
pinfish
n : similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays
along the southeastern coast of the United States [syn: {sailor's-choice},
{squirrelfish}, {Lagodon rhomboides}]
[also: {pinfishes} (pl)]