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sciaenidae


  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sciaenoid  \Sci*[ae]"noid\,  a.  [L.  sci[ae]na  a  kind  of  fish  (fr. 
  Gr  ?)  +  -oid.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  Of  or  pertaining  to  the  {Sci[ae]nid[ae]},  a  family  of  marine 
  fishes  which  includes  the  meagre,  the  squeteague,  and  the 
  kingfish. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Perciformes  \Per`ci*for"mes\,  n.  pl  [NL.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  An  extensive  tribe  or  suborder  of  fishes,  including  the  true 
  perches  ({Percid[ae]});  the  pondfishes  ({Centrarchid[ae]}); 
  the  sci[ae]noids  ({Sci[ae]nid[ae]});  the  sparoids 
  ({Sparid[ae]});  the  serranoids  ({Serranid[ae]}),  and  some 
  other  related  families. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Sciaenidae 
  n  :  warm-water  marine  fishes  including  the  drums  and  grunts  and 
  croakers  and  sea  trout  [syn:  {Sciaenidae},  {family 
  Sciaenidae}] 




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