Found 2 items, similar to Pinfish.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: pinfish pinfish n : similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States [syn: sailor's-choice, squirrelfish, Lagodon rhomboides] [also: pinfishes (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Pinfish Pinfish \Pin"fish`\, n. [So called from their sharp dorsal spines.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) The sailor's choice (Diplodus rhomboides syn. Lagodon rhomboides ). (b) The salt-water bream (Diplodus Holbrooki). [1913 Webster] Note: Both are excellent food fishes, common on the coast of the United States south of Cape Hatteras. The name is also applied to other allied species. [1913 Webster]