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Definition of atlantic
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of atlantic is as below...
Atlantic
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to Mt. Atlas in
Libya,
and hence
applied
to the ocean which lies
between
Europe
and
Africa
on the east and
America
on the west; as, the
Atlantic
Ocean
(called
also the
Atlantic);
the
Atlantic
basin;
the
Atlantic
telegraph..
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Cisatlantic
::
Cisatlantic
(a.) On this side of the
Atlantic
Ocean;
-- used of the
eastern
or the
western
side,
according
to the
standpoint
of the
writer..
Cutwater
::
Cutwater
(n.) A sea bird of the
Atlantic
(Rhynchops
nigra);
--
called
also black
skimmer,
scissorsbill,
and
razorbill.
See
Skimmer..
Tuckahoe
::
Tuckahoe
(n.) A
curious
vegetable
production
of the
Southern
Atlantic
United
States,
growing
under
ground
like a
truffle
and often
attaining
immense
size. The real
nature
is
unknown.
Called
also
Indian
bread,
and
Indian
loaf..
Leatherback
::
Leatherback
(n.) A large sea
turtle
(Sphargis
coriacea),
having
no bony shell on its back. It is
common
in the warm and
temperate
parts of the
Atlantic,
and
sometimes
weighs
over a
thousand
pounds;
--
called
also
leather
turtle,
leathery
turtle,
leather-backed
tortoise,
etc..
Opah
::
Opah (n.) A large
oceanic
fish
(Lampris
quttatus),
inhabiting
the
Atlantic
Ocean.
It is
remarkable
for its
brilliant
colors,
which are red,
green,
and blue, with tints of
purple
and gold,
covered
with round
silvery
spots.
Called
also king of the
herrings..
Tautog
::
Tautog
(n.) An
edible
labroid
fish
(Haitula
onitis,
or
Tautoga
onitis)
of the
Atlantic
coast of the
United
States.
When adult it is
nearly
black,
more or less
irregularly
barred,
with
greenish
gray.
Called
also
blackfish,
oyster
fish,
salt-water
chub, and
moll..
Emigration
::
Emigration
(n.) The act of
emigrating;
removal
from one
country
or state to
another,
for the
purpose
of
residence,
as from
Europe
to
America,
or, in
America,
from the
Atlantic
States
to the
Western..
Tarpum
::
Tarpum
(n.) A very large
marine
fish
(Megapolis
Atlanticus)
of the
Southern
United
States
and the West
Indies.
It often
becomes
six or more feet in
length,
and has large
silvery
scales.
The
scales
are a
staple
article
of
trade,
and are used in
fancywork.
Called
also
tarpon,
sabalo,
savanilla,
silverfish,
and
jewfish..
Harmattan
::
Harmattan
(n.) A dry, hot wind,
prevailing
on the
Atlantic
coast of
Africa,
in
December,
January,
and
February,
blowing
from the
interior
or
Sahara.
It is
usually
accompanied
by a haze which
obscures
the sun..
Cero
::
Cero (n.) A large and
valuable
fish of the
Mackerel
family,
of the genus
Scomberomorus.
Two
species
are found in the West
Indies
and less
commonly
on the
Atlantic
coast of the
United
States,
-- the
common
cero
(Scomberomorus
caballa),
called
also
kingfish,
and
spotted,
or king, cero (S.
regalis)..
Tomcod
::
Tomcod
(n.) A small
edible
American
fish
(Microgadus
tomcod)
of the
Codfish
family,
very
abundant
in
autumn
on the
Atlantic
coast of the
Northen
United
States;
--
called
also
frostfish.
See
Illust.
under
Frostfish..
Rotche
::
Rotche
(n.) A very small
arctic
sea bird
(Mergulus
alle, or Alle alle)
common
on both
coasts
of the
Atlantic
in
winter;
--
called
also
little
auk,
dovekie,
rotch,
rotchie,
and sea
dove..
Eelgrass
::
Eelgrass
(n.) A plant
(Zostera
marina),
with very long and
narrow
leaves,
growing
abundantly
in
shallow
bays along the North
Atlantic
coast..
Cavally
::
Cavally
(n.) A
carangoid
fish of the
Atlantic
coast
(Caranx
hippos):
--
called
also horse
crevalle.
[See
Illust.
under
Carangoid..
Bonito
::
Bonito
(n.) The
skipjack
(Sarda
Mediterranea)
of the
Atlantic,
an
important
and
abundant
food fish on the coast of the
United
States,
and (S.
Chilensis)
of the
Pacific,
and other
related
species.
They are large and
active
fishes,
of a blue color with black
oblique
stripes..
Sea Chickweed
::
Sea
chickweed
() A
fleshy
plant
(Arenaria
peploides)
growing
in large tufts in the sands of the
northern
Atlantic
seacoast;
--
called
also sea
sandwort,
and sea
purslane..
Shad
::
Shad (n. sing. & pl.) Any one of
several
species
of food
fishes
of the
Herring
family.
The
American
species
(Clupea
sapidissima),
which is
abundant
on the
Atlantic
coast and
ascends
the
larger
rivers
in
spring
to
spawn,
is an
important
market
fish. The
European
allice
shad, or alose (C.
alosa),
and the
twaite
shad. (C.
finta),
are less
important
species..
Mollemoke
::
Mollemoke
(n.) Any one of
several
species
of large
pelagic
petrels
and
fulmars,
as
Fulmarus
glacialis,
of the North
Atlantic,
and
several
species
of
Aestrelata,
of the
Southern
Ocean.
See
Fulmar..
Amber Fish
::
Amber fish () A fish of the
southern
Atlantic
coast
(Seriola
Carolinensis..
Garfish
::
Garfish
(n.) One of
several
species
of
similar
fishes
of the genus
Tylosurus,
of which one
species
(T.
marinus)
is
common
on the
Atlantic
coast.
T.
Caribbaeus,
a very large
species,
and T.
crassus,
are more
southern;
--
called
also
needlefish.
Many of the
common
names of the
European
garfish
are also
applied
to the
American
species..
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