pinfish

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noun

Lagodon rhomboides, a saltwater sparid fish.

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Meanings

nounpinfish (plural pinfishes or pinfish)

plural pinfishes

  1. Lagodon rhomboides, a saltwater sparid fish.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsimilar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States

Similar
sailor's-choicesquirrelfishLagodon rhomboides
Broader
sparidsparid fish
Also see
sailor's-choicesquirrelfish

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From pin + fish, from its sharp dorsal spines.

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APA

pinfish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinfish

MLA

“pinfish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinfish. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pinfish,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinfish.

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