sciaenoid
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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.
Adjective[edit]
sciaenoid (not comparable)
- (zoology) Of or relating to the Sciaenidae, a family of marine fishes.
Noun[edit]
sciaenoid (plural sciaenoids)
- (zoology) Any of the Sciaenidae, a family of marine fishes.
References[edit]
- “sciaenoid”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.