3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tautog  \Tau*tog"\,  n.  [The  pl  of  taut,  the  American  Indian 
  name  translated  by  Roger  Williams  sheep's  heads,  and  written 
  by  him  tauta['u]og.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  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}.  [Written  also  {tautaug}.] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Chub  \Chub\,  n.  [This  word  seems  to  signify  a  large  or  thick 
  fish.  Cf  Sw  kubb  a  short  and  thick  piece  of  wood,  and  perh. 
  F.  chabot  chub.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  A  species  to  fresh-water  fish  of  the  {Cyprinid[ae]}  or  Carp 
  family.  The  common  European  species  is  {Leuciscus  cephalus}; 
  the  cheven.  In  America  the  name  is  applied  to  various  fishes 
  of  the  same  family,  of  the  genera  {Semotilus},  {Squalius}, 
  {Ceratichthys},  etc.,  and  locally  to  several  very  different 
  fishes,  as  the  {tautog},  {black  bass},  etc 
 
  {Chub  mackerel}  (Zo["o]l.),  a  species  of  mackerel  ({Scomber 
  colias})  in  some  years  found  in  abundance  on  the  Atlantic 
  coast,  but  absent  in  others  --  called  also  {bull 
  mackerel},  {thimble-eye},  and  {big-eye  mackerel}. 
 
  {Chub  sucker}  (Zo["o]l.),  a  fresh-water  fish  of  the  United 
  States  ({Erimyzon  sucetta});  --  called  also  {creekfish}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  tautog 
  n  :  large  dark-colored  food  fish  of  the  Atlantic  coast  of  North 
  America  [syn:  {blackfish},  {Tautoga  onitis}] 

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