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bocaccio definition

☆ bo·cac·cio (bō kä′c̸hō, bə-)

noun

a large-mouthed marine rockfish (Sebastes paucispinis) found along the California coast

Etymology: altered (? after Giovanni Boccaccio) < Sp bocacha, var. of bocaza, large mouth < L bucca: see buccal

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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