mojarra

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Definition of mojarra in English English dictionary

{i} type of small silvery fish found in salt waters of tropical America

Also, any of numerous other fishes of similar appearance but belonging to other families

Any of certain basslike marine fishes (mostly of tropical seas, and having a deep, compressed body, protracile mouth, and large silvery scales) constituting the family Gerridæ, as Gerres plumieri, found from Florida to Brazil and used as food

small silvery schooling fishes with protrusible mouths found in warm coastal waters

Related Terms

yellowfin mojarra

popular panfish from Bermuda and Gulf of Mexico to Brazil

Hyphenation

mo·jar·ra