- Tomtate
- Tomtate Tom"tate, n. A Florida and West Indian grunt ({Bathystoma rimator} or {H[ae]mulon rimator}); also, any of various allied species. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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tomtate — /tom tayt/, n. a grunt, Haemulon aurolineatum, inhabiting waters off the West Indies and Florida. [1890 95, Amer.; orig. uncert.] * * * any of certain fishes of the grunt (q.v.) family. * * * … Universalium
tomtate — tom·tate … English syllables
tomtate — noun found off the West Indies and Florida • Syn: ↑Haemulon aurolineatum • Hypernyms: ↑grunt • Member Holonyms: ↑Haemulon, ↑genus Haemulon * * * ˈtämˌtāt noun … Useful english dictionary
Bathystoma rimator — Tomtate Tom tate, n. A Florida and West Indian grunt ({Bathystoma rimator} or {H[ae]mulon rimator}); also, any of various allied species. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Haemulon rimator — Tomtate Tom tate, n. A Florida and West Indian grunt ({Bathystoma rimator} or {H[ae]mulon rimator}); also, any of various allied species. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
USS Trutta (SS-421) — USS Trutta (SS 421), a Tench class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the trutta, a variety of trout, distinguished from the typical trout by its small, black spots and its smaller and fewer scales. She was… … Wikipedia
Tench class submarine — Class overview Builders: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Electric Boat Company, Boston Navy Yard[1 … Wikipedia
Haemulidae — This article is about a family of fishes. For other uses of Grunt, see Grunt (disambiguation). Grunts Haemulon album Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
grunt — gruntingly, adv. /grunt/, v.i. 1. to utter the deep, guttural sound characteristic of a hog. 2. to utter a similar sound. 3. to grumble, as in discontent. v.t. 4. to express with a grunt. n. 5. a sound of grunting. 6. New Eng. Cookery. a dessert … Universalium
genus Haemulon — noun type genus of the Haemulidae • Syn: ↑Haemulon • Hypernyms: ↑fish genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Haemulidae, ↑family Haemulidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
