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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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