noun
or tau·taug tȯˈtȯg, -ˈtäg
( -s )
Etymology: Narraganset tautauog, plural of taut, tautau
: a common food and sport fish ( Tautoga onitis ) of the family Labridae that is found along the Atlantic coast of the United States and in the adult is black with greenish gray blotches — called also blackfish, oysterfish