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Noun: sailors choice
  1. A grunt found from Florida to Brazil and Gulf of Mexico
    "sailors choice are common catches in Florida's coastal waters";
    - sailor's-choice, Haemulon parra
Noun: sailor's-choice  'sey-lu(r)z'choys
  1. Similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States
    "sailor's-choice are often used as bait by anglers";
    - pinfish, squirrelfish, Lagodon rhomboides

Derived forms: sailor's-choices

Type of: grunt, sparid, sparid fish

Part of: genus Haemulon, genus Lagodon, Haemulon, Lagodon

Encyclopedia: Sailors choice