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Monts, Pierre du Gua, sieur de
(Encyclopedia) Monts, Pierre du Gua, sieur deMonts, Pierre du Gua, sieur depyĕr dü gwä syör də môN [key], c.1560–c.1630, French colonizer in North America. A wealthy Huguenot and a favorite of Henry…porgy
(Encyclopedia) porgyporgypôrˈgē [key], common name for members of the Sparidae, a family of small-mouthed fishes with strong teeth adapted for crushing their food of shellfish and crustaceans.…scallop
(Encyclopedia) scallop or pecten, marine bivalve mollusk. Like its close relative the oyster, the scallop has no siphons, the mantle being completely open, but it differs from other mollusks in that…sailfish
(Encyclopedia) sailfish, common name for a marine game and food fish, genus Istiophorus, belonging to the family Istiophoridae and related to the marlin. It is named for its high, wide dorsal fin (or…O'Hara, John
(Encyclopedia) O'Hara, John, 1905–70, American novelist and short-story writer, b. Pottsville, Pa. He worked at a number of jobs and ultimately became a newspaperman before the appearance of his…haddock
(Encyclopedia) haddock: see cod.hake
(Encyclopedia) hake: see cod.coalfish
(Encyclopedia) coalfish: see cod.ling
(Encyclopedia) ling: see cod.tomcod
(Encyclopedia) tomcod: see cod.Trending
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