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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Redmouth \Red"mouth`\ (-mouth`), n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of marine food fishes of the genus {Diabasis}, or {H[ae]mulon}, of the Southern United States, having the inside of the mouth bright red. Called also {flannelmouth}, and {grunt}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Grunt \Grunt\ (gr[u^]nt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grunted}; p. pr & vb n. {Grunting}.] [OE. grunten; akin to As grunian G. grunzen Dan. grynte, Sw grymta all prob. of imitative; or perh. akin to E. groan.] To make a deep, short noise, as a hog; to utter a short groan or a deep guttural sound. Who would fardels bear, To grunt and sweat under a weary life. --Shak. {Grunting ox} (Zo["o]l.), the yak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Grunt \Grunt\, n. 1. A deep, guttural sound, as of a hog. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of American food fishes, of the genus {H[ae]mulon}, allied to the snappers, as the black grunt ({A. Plumieri}), and the redmouth grunt ({H. aurolineatus}), of the Southern United States; -- also applied to allied species of the genera {Pomadasys}, {Orthopristis}, and {Pristopoma}. Called also pigfish, squirrel fish, and grunter; -- so called from the noise it makes when taken From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: grunt n 1: the short low gruff noise of the kind made by pigs 2: medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter a grunting sound when caught v : issue a grunting, low animal-like noise; "He grunted his reluctant approval"
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