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Definition of atlantic
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Atlantic
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to the isle of
Atlantis.
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Atlantic
::
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..
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..
Sea Thongs
::
Sea
thongs
() A kind of
blackish
seaweed
(Himanthalia
lorea)
found on the
northern
coasts
of the
Atlantic.
It has a
thonglike
forking
process
rising
from a
top-shaped
base.
Croaker
::
Croaker
(n.) A small
American
fish
(Micropogon
undulatus),
of the
Atlantic
coast..
Bathybius
::
Bathybius
(n.) A name given by Prof.
Huxley
to a
gelatinous
substance
found in mud
dredged
from the
Atlantic
and
preserved
in
alcohol.
He
supposed
that it was free
living
protoplasm,
covering
a large part of the ocean bed. It is now known that the
substance
is of
chemical,
not of
organic,
origin..
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..
Squib
::
Squeteague
(n.) An
American
sciaenoid
fish
(Cynoscion
regalis),
abundant
on the
Atlantic
coast of the
United
States,
and much
valued
as a food fish. It is of a
bright
silvery
color,
with
iridescent
reflections.
Called
also
weakfish,
squitee,
chickwit,
and sea
trout.
The
spotted
squeteague
(C.
nebulosus)
of the
Southern
United
States
is a
similar
fish, but the back and upper fins are
spotted
with
black.
It is
called
also
spotted
weakfish,
and,
locally,
sea
trout,
and sea
salmon..
Snook
::
Snook (n.) A large
perchlike
marine
food fish
(Centropomus
undecimalis)
found both on the
Atlantic
and
Pacific
coasts
of
tropical
America;
--
called
also
ravallia,
and
robalo..
Kingfish
::
Kingfish
(n.) An
American
marine
food fish of the genus
Menticirrus,
especially
M.
saxatilis,
or M.
nebulosos,
of the
Atlantic
coast;
--
called
also
whiting,
surf
whiting,
and
barb..
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..
Tunny
::
Tunny (n.) Any one of
several
species
of large
oceanic
fishes
belonging
to the
Mackerel
family,
especially
the
common
or great tunny
(Orcynus
/
Albacora
thynnus)
native
of the
Mediterranean
Sea and the
Atlantic
Ocean.
It
sometimes
weighs
a
thousand
pounds
or more, and is
extensively
caught
in the
Mediterranean.
On the
American
coast it is
called
horse
mackerel.
See
Illust.
of Horse
mackerel,
under
Horse..
Blower
::
Blower
(n.) A small fish of the
Atlantic
coast
(Tetrodon
turgidus);
the
puffer.
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..
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..
Squadroned
::
Squadron
(n.) A
detachment
of
vessels
employed
on any
particular
service
or
station,
under the
command
of the
senior
officer;
as, the North
Atlantic
Squadron..
Atlantic
::
Atlantic
(a.)
Descended
from
Atlas.
Humpback
::
Humpback
(n.) Any whale of the genus
Megaptera,
characterized
by a hump or bunch on the back.
Several
species
are
known.
The most
common
ones in the North
Atlantic
are
Megaptera
longimana
of
Europe,
and M.
osphyia
of
America;
that of the
California
coasts
is M.
versabilis..
Labrador
::
Labrador
(n.) A
region
of
British
America
on the
Atlantic
coast,
north of
Newfoundland..
Pompano
::
Pompano
(n.) Any one of
several
species
of
marine
fishes
of the genus
Trachynotus,
of which four
species
are found on the
Atlantic
coast of the
United
States;
--
called
also
palometa..
Whipparee
::
Whipparee
(n.) A large sting ray
(Rhinoptera
bonasus,
or R.
quadriloba)
of the
Atlantic
coast of the
United
States.
Its snout
appears
to be
four-lobed
when
viewed
in
front,
whence
it is also
called
cow-nosed
ray..
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