English Dictionary: mojarra | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for mojarra | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mojarra \Mo*jar"ra\, n. [Sp.] Any of certain basslike marine fishes (mostly of tropical seas, and having a deep, compressed body, protracile mouth, and large silvery scales) constituting the family {Gerrid[91]}, as {Gerres plumieri}, found from Florida to Brazil and used as food. Also, any of numerous other fishes of similar appearance but belonging to other families. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cow-pilot \Cow"-pi`lot\ (kou"p[imac]`l[ucr]t), n. (Zo[94]l.) A handsomely banded, coral-reef fish, of Florida and the West Indies ({Pomacentrus saxatilis}); -- called also {mojarra}. |