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Definition: squirrel fish

Grunt \Grunt\ (gr[u^]nt), n.
1. A deep, guttural sound, as of a hog.
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2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of American food
fishes, of the genus {H[ae]mulon}, allied to the snappers,
as, the black grunt (A. Plumieri), and the redmouth
grunt (H. aurolineatus), of the Southern United States;
-- also applied to allied species of the genera
Pomadasys, Orthopristis, and Pristopoma. Called also
pigfish, squirrel fish, and grunter; -- so called
from the noise it makes when taken.
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3. A U. S. infantryman; -- used especially of those fighting
in the war in Vietnam. [slang]
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Sailor \Sail"or\, n.
One who follows the business of navigating ships or other
vessels; one who understands the practical management of
ships; one of the crew of a vessel; a mariner; a common
seaman.
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Syn: Mariner; seaman; seafarer.
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Sailor's choice. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) An excellent marine food fish (Diplodus rhomboides,
syn. Lagodon rhomboides) of the Southern United States;
-- called also porgy, squirrel fish, yellowtail,
and {salt-water bream}.
(b) A species of grunt (Orthopristis chrysopterus syn.
Pomadasys chrysopterus), an excellent food fish common
on the southern coasts of the United States; -- called
also hogfish, and pigfish.
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