‖ roncador U.S.
(ˈrɒŋkədɔə(r))
[Sp., agent-noun f. roncar to snore, snort.]
One or other of several sciænoid fishes of the Pacific coast of North America (see quots.).
| 1882 Jordan & Gilbert Synop. Fishes N. Amer. 572 Sciæna stearnsi,..Roncador. Sciæna saturna,..Red Roncador. 1884 Rathbun Nat. Hist. Aquat. Anim. iii. 379 Corvina Saturna. This fish is known where found as the ‘Red Roncador’; less commonly as the ‘Black Roncador’ or ‘Croaker’. 1888 Goode Amer. Fishes 135 Umbrina roncador, generally known as the ‘Yellow-tailed’ or ‘Yellow-finned Roncador’. |