- A large voracious fish (Pomatomus saitatrix), of the
family Carangidae, valued as a food fish, and widely distributed on the
American coast. On the New Jersey and Rhode Island coast it is called
the horse mackerel, in Virginia saltwater tailor, or skipjack. - A West Indian fish (Platyglossus radiatus), of the family
Labridae.
- A yellow carangoid fish of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts
(Caranx chrysos), most abundant southward, where it is valued as a food
fish; -- called also hardtail, horse crevalle, jack, buffalo jack,
skipjack, yellow mackerel, and sometimes, improperly, horse mackerel.
Other species of Caranx (as C. fallax) are also sometimes called jurel.
- Bivalve - Bivalve mollusc - Bivalve shellfish - Shellfish delicacy - Any one of many species of marine bivalve shells of the
genus Mytilus, and related genera, of the family Mytidae. The common
mussel (Mytilus edulis; see Illust. under Byssus), and the larger, or
horse, mussel (Modiola modiolus), inhabiting the shores both of Europe
and America, are edible. The former is extensively used as food in
Europe. - Any one of numerous species of Unio, and related
fresh-water genera; -- called also river mussel. See Naiad, and Unio.
- A soft touch - New shoot - One who, or that which, sucks; esp., one of the organs by
which certain animals, as the octopus and remora, adhere to other
bodies. - A suckling; a sucking animal. - The embolus, or bucket, of a pump; also, the valve of a
pump basket. - A pipe through which anything is drawn. - A small piece of leather, usually round, having a string
attached to the center, which, when saturated with water and pressed
upon a stone or other body having a smooth surface, adheres, by reason
of the atmospheric pressure, with such force as to enable a
considerable weight to be thus lifted by the string; -- used by
children as a plaything.