pin·fish (p n fsh )n. pl. pinfish or pin·fish·es A small, spiny-finned fish (Lagodon rhomboides) found along the southeast coast of the United States. |
pinfish [ˈpɪnˌfɪʃ]
n pl -fish, -fishes
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a small porgy, Lagodon rhomboides, occurring off the SE North American coast of the Atlantic Also called sailor's choice
[so named because it has spines]
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| Noun | 1. |  pinfish - similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United Statessparid, sparid fish - spiny-finned food fishes of warm waters having well-developed teeth genus Lagodon, Lagodon - a genus of Sparidae |
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