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| scup |
an edible brown and white fish, related to the porgy, found in the U.S. Atlantic coastal waters. |
| sheepshead |
a large edible fish, found in north Atlantic coastal waters, that has a deep black-striped body and a large head. [1/3 definitions] |
| smelt2 |
any of various small silvery edible fishes of the freshwater and coastal marine areas of Europe and North America. |
| sockeye salmon |
an edible red-fleshed salmon found in the coastal waters of the North Pacific. |
| Spanish Main |
formerly, the coastal region of northern South America. [1/2 definitions] |
| surffish |
any of various fishes of the shallow Pacific coastal waters of North America. |
| surfperch |
any of various fishes of shallow Pacific coastal waters of North America that bear live young; surffish. |
| tideland |
coastal land commonly covered and uncovered by tides. |
| Tlingit |
a member of any of several North American Indian tribes living in the coastal areas of southern Alaska and northern British Columbia. [1/2 definitions] |
| toadfish |
any of various scaleless ocean fish of U.S. Atlantic coastal waters that have a thick, flattened head and a wide mouth. |
| totem pole |
a vertical post or column that is carved with totemic figures and usu. painted, formerly erected in front of dwellings by certain coastal Indian peoples of northwestern North America. [1/2 definitions] |
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