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Webster 1913 Edition

(rŏṉˊkȧ-dōr′)

Noun.

[Sp., a snorer, fr.

roncar

to snore. So called in allusion to the grunting noise made by them on being taken from the water. ]

(Zool.)

Any one of several species of

California

sciaenoid food fishes, especially

Roncador Stearnsi

, which is an excellent market fish, and the red roncador (

Corvina saturna

syn.

Johnius saturna

roncador ‎(plural roncadors)

(zoology) Any of several species of Californian sciaenoid food fishes, especially Roncador stearnsi, the spotfin croaker, the red roncador, and others in the Sciaenidae family.