- family Osmeridae
- nounsmelts• Syn: ↑Osmeridae• Hypernyms: ↑fish family• Member Holonyms: ↑Isospondyli, ↑order Isospondyli• Member Meronyms: ↑smelt, ↑Osmerus, ↑genus Osmerus, ↑Mallotus, ↑genus Mallotus
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family Osmeridae
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smelt — smelt1 /smelt/, v.t. 1. to fuse or melt (ore) in order to separate the metal contained. 2. to obtain or refine (metal) in this way. [1535 45; prob. < MD or MLG smelten; c. G schmelzen to MELT1, smelt] smelt2 /smelt/, n., pl. (esp … Universalium
Osmerus — noun type genus of the Osmeridae • Syn: ↑genus Osmerus • Hypernyms: ↑fish genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Osmeridae, ↑family Osmeridae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Isospondyli — noun most primitive teleost fishes; all are soft finned: salmon; trout; herring; shad; sardines; anchovies; whitefish; smelts; tarpon • Syn: ↑order Isospondyli • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
order Isospondyli — noun most primitive teleost fishes; all are soft finned: salmon; trout; herring; shad; sardines; anchovies; whitefish; smelts; tarpon • Syn: ↑Isospondyli • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Malacop … Useful english dictionary
