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Meaning of RONCADOR

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ron`ca*dor"\, n. [Sp., a snorer, fr. roncar to snore.
So called in allusion to the grunting noise made by them on
being taken from the water. ] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of California sci[ae]noid food
fishes, especially {Roncador Stearnsi}, which is an excellent
market fish, and the red roncador ({Corvina, or Johnius,
saturna}).
 
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