sargo

noun

sar·​go

ˈsär(ˌ)gō

plural -s

1

: any of several sparid fishes of Diplodus and related genera

especially : either of two pinfishes (D. argenteus and Lagodon rhomboides)

2

: a small silvery grunt (Anisotremus davidsonii) of the coast of southern California and adjacent Mexico

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from Latin sargus, a sea fish, from Greek sargos

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