mummichog

[ muhm-i-chog ]

noun

, Coastal New England.

1. a silver and black killifish, Fundulus heteroclitus, found in fresh, brackish, and salt water along the Atlantic coast of the United States.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mummichog¹

First recorded in 1780–90, Americanism; from Narragansett ( English spelling) moamitteaũg