Gilthead

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A marine fish, Sparus aurata (gilt-head bream), with a golden-coloured head; the giltpoll.
  2. 2
    Symphodus melops, a coastal fish; the golden maid, conner, or sea partridge.

Etymology

From gilt + head.

Related phrases

golden maidsea partridge

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