Gilt"head` (?), n. (Zoöl.)
A marine fish. The name is applied to two species:
(a) The Pagrus, or Chrysophrys, auratus,
a valuable food fish common in the Mediterranean (so named from its
golden-colored head); -- called also giltpoll.
(b) The Crenilabrus melops, of the
British coasts; -- called also golden maid, conner,
sea partridge.