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tautog n. 遍罗鱼 遍罗鱼 tautog n 1: large dark- colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America [ synonym: { tautog}, { blackfish}, { Tautoga onitis}] 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.] ( Zool.) An edible labroid fish ({ Haitula onitis}, or { Tautoga onitis}) of the Atlantic coast of the United States. When adult it is nearly black, more or less irregularly barred, with greenish gray. Called also { blackfish}, { oyster fish}, { salt- water chub}, and { moll}. [ Written also { tautaug}.] [ 1913 Webster]
Chub \ Chub\, n. [ This word seems to signify a large or thick fish. Cf. Sw. kubb a short and thick piece of wood, and perh. F. chabot chub.] ( Zool.) A species to fresh- water fish of the { Cyprinid[ ae]} or Carp family. The common European species is { Leuciscus cephalus}; the cheven. In America the name is applied to various fishes of the same family, of the genera { Semotilus}, { Squalius}, { Ceratichthys}, etc., and locally to several very different fishes, as the { tautog}, { black bass}, etc. [ 1913 Webster] { Chub mackerel} ( Zool.), a species of mackerel ({ Scomber colias}) in some years found in abundance on the Atlantic coast, but absent in others; -- called also { bull mackerel}, { thimble- eye}, and { big- eye mackerel}. { Chub sucker} ( Zool.), a fresh- water fish of the United States ({ Erimyzon sucetta}); -- called also { creekfish}. [ 1913 Webster]
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