sciaena chrysura

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sciaena chrysura - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Mademoiselle \Ma`de*moi`selle"\, n.; pl. Mesdemoiselles. [F.,
     fr. ma my, f. of mon + demoiselle young lady. See Damsel.]
     1. A French title of courtesy given to a girl or an unmarried
        lady, equivalent to the English Miss. --Goldsmith.
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     2. (Zool.) A marine food fish (Sciaena chrysura), of the
        Southern United States; -- called also yellowtail, and
        silver perch.
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