English Explanatory Dictionary

sciaenoid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to the Sciaenidae, a family of marine fishes.
noun
  1. Any of the Sciaenidae, a family of marine fishes.

Word forms

sciaenoid sciaenoids

Etymology

Latin sciaena (“a kind of sea fish, perhaps a kind of grayling or ombre: Thymallus thymallus”), from Ancient Greek σκίαινα (skíaina, “a sea fish, probably either Sciaena umbra or Umbrina cirrosa”), + -oid.

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