Tau*tog" (?), n. [The pl. of taut, the
American Indian name, translated by Roger Williams sheep's heads,
and written by him tautaúog.] (Zoöl.) 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.]
Tau*tog" (?), n. [The pl. of taut, the
American Indian name, translated by Roger Williams sheep's heads,
and written by him tautaúog.] (Zoöl.) 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.]