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adj
Of or relating to the Sciaenidae, a family of marine fishes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
Any of the Sciaenidae, a family of marine fishes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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History
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.
