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SAILORS CHOICE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sailors choice mean?
• SAILORS CHOICE (noun)
The noun SAILORS CHOICE has 1 sense:
1. a grunt found from Florida to Brazil and Gulf of Mexico
Familiarity information: SAILORS CHOICE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A grunt found from Florida to Brazil and Gulf of Mexico
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Haemulon parra; sailor's-choice; sailors choice
Hypernyms ("sailors choice" is a kind of...):
grunt (medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught)
Holonyms ("sailors choice" is a member of...):
genus Haemulon; Haemulon (type genus of the Haemulidae)
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