flannelmouth

flannelmouth
Redmouth Red"mouth` (-mouth`), n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of marine food fishes of the genus {Diabasis}, or {H[ae]mulon}, of the Southern United States, having the inside of the mouth bright red. Called also {flannelmouth}, and {grunt}. [1913 Webster]

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