What does tangfish mean?
Tangfish means (UK, dialect) A common or harbour seal (Phoca vitulina)..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(UK, dialect) A common or harbour seal (Phoca vitulina)..
The coasts of Shetland swarm with the smaller seals, or Tangfish, so named from being supposed to live among the Tang, or larger fuci that grow near the shore.
a noted retreat of seals or selkies, or tangfish, as they are vernacularly called in Zetland
On the rugged shores of Orkney there are two kinds of seal – the common seal or 'tangfish' (seaweed fish) of the Shetlands […] and the great grey seal
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Tangfish means (UK, dialect) A common or harbour seal (Phoca vitulina)..
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The coasts of Shetland swarm with the smaller seals, or Tangfish, so named from being supposed to live among the Tang, or larger fuci that grow near the shore.
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