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SAILOR'S-CHOICE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A grunt found from Florida to Brazil and Gulf of Mexico
Synonyms:
Haemulon parra; sailor's-choice; sailors choice
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("sailor's-choice" is a kind of...):
grunt (medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught)
Holonyms ("sailor's-choice" is a member of...):
genus Haemulon; Haemulon (type genus of the Haemulidae)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States
Synonyms:
Lagodon rhomboides; pinfish; sailor's-choice; squirrelfish
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("sailor's-choice" is a kind of...):
sparid; sparid fish (spiny-finned food fishes of warm waters having well-developed teeth)
Holonyms ("sailor's-choice" is a member of...):
genus Lagodon; Lagodon (a genus of Sparidae)
