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pinfish
[ pin-fish ]
noun
, plural pin·fish·es, (especially collectively) pin·fish.
- a small fish, Lagodon rhomboides, of the porgy family, inhabiting bays of the South Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States.
pinfish
/ ˈpɪnˌfɪʃ /
noun
- a small porgy, Lagodon rhomboides, occurring off the SE North American coast of the Atlantic Also calledsailor's choice
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pinfish1
so named because it has spines
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Example Sentences
When he was 7 and fishing on the coast of Florida, a pinfish flew into his face and pierced the pupil of his right eye, which robbed him of his vision there.
From Washington Post
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