genus Sciaena

genus Sciaena
noun
type genus of the Sciaenidae: croakers
Syn: ↑Sciaena
Hypernyms: ↑fish genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Sciaenidae, ↑family Sciaenidae
Member Meronyms: ↑mulloway, ↑jewfish, ↑Sciaena antarctica, ↑maigre, ↑maiger, ↑Sciaena aquila

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  • Sciaena antarctica — noun large important food fish of Australia; almost indistinguishable from the maigre • Syn: ↑mulloway, ↑jewfish • Hypernyms: ↑sciaenid fish, ↑sciaenid • Member Holonyms: ↑Sciaena, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Sciaenidae — noun warm water marine fishes including the drums and grunts and croakers and sea trout • Syn: ↑family Sciaenidae • Hypernyms: ↑fish family • Member Holonyms: ↑Perciformes, ↑order Perciformes, ↑Percomorphi, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • family Sciaenidae — noun warm water marine fishes including the drums and grunts and croakers and sea trout • Syn: ↑Sciaenidae • Hypernyms: ↑fish family • Member Holonyms: ↑Perciformes, ↑order Perciformes, ↑Percomorphi, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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