Etymology

tautog

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Today it means: A fish of the wrasse family found in salt water off of eastern North America from Nova Scotia to South Carolina (Tautoga onitis). Full definition →

Narragansett tautauog
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  1. Narragansett · borrowed fromtautauog
  2. English todaytautog

Borrowed from Narragansett tautauog, plural of taut.

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