[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

tautog \tautog"\, n. the pl. of taut, the american indian
   name, translated by roger williams sheep's heads, and written
   by him tauta'uog. 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
see also:
haitula onitis tautoga onitis blackfish oyster fish salt-water chub moll 
tautaug 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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 cyprinidae 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
see also:
cyprinidae leuciscus cephalus semotilus squalius ceratichthys tautog 
black bass chub mackerel scomber colias bull mackerel thimble-eye 
big-eye mackerel chub sucker erimyzon sucetta creekfish 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

tautog
     n : large dark-colored food fish of the atlantic coast of north
         america syn: blackfish, tautoga onitis
see also:
blackfish tautoga onitis 

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