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Webster 1913 Edition

Gilthead

Gilt′headˊ

,
Noun.
(Zool.)
A marine fish.
The name is applied to two species:
(a)
The
Pagrus auratus
(syn.
Chrysophrys auratus
), a valuable food fish common in the Mediterranean (so named from its golden-colored head); – called also
giltpoll
.
(b)
The
Crenilabrus melops
, of the British coasts; – called also
golden maid
,
conner
,
sea partridge
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Gilthead

GILT'HEAD

,
Noun.
[gilt and head.] In ichthyology, a fish or a genus of fishes, the Sparus, of many species; so named from their color, or from a golden spot between the eyes.
1.
A bird.

Definition 2024

gilthead

gilthead

English

Noun

gilthead ‎(plural giltheads)

  1. A marine fish, Chrysophrys auratus, with a golden-coloured head; the giltpoll.
  2. Symphodus melops, a coastal fish; the golden maid, conner, or sea partridge.

Etymology

gilt +‎ head

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