Dictionary Home » Dictionary Definitions » sailor's-choice

sailor's-choice

(lərz c̸ho̵is)

noun pl. sailor's-choice

any of several food fishes of the W Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; specif., a small grunt (Haemulon parrai)

See sailor's-choice in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. sailor's-choice sailor's-choice
Any of various fishes of the North American Atlantic coast, as the pinfish or the grunt Haemulon parrai of southerly waters.
link/cite print suggestion box