Sailor's choice Meaning, Definition & Usage

Definitions

1. . (Zoöl.) (a) An excellent marine food fish (Diplodus, ∨ Lagodon, rhomboides) of the Southern United States; called also porgy, squirrel fish, yellowtail, and salt-water bream. (b) A species of grunt (Orthopristis, ∨ Pomadasys, chrysopterus), an excellent food fish, common on the southern coasts of the United States; called also hogfish, and pigfish.