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tautog (s) (noun), tautogs (pl)
1. A large and dark-colored edible animal that swims and lives along the coast of North America: "While on vacation in the state of Maryland in the United States, Susan and Tom decided to eat tautog for dinner, a fish from the area."
2. Etymology: from Narragansett tautauog, the plural of taut, "blackfish".
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