sciaenid

British

/ -ɔɪd, saɪˈiːnɪd /

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Sciaenidae, a family of mainly tropical and subtropical marine percoid fishes that includes the drums, grunts, and croakers

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noun

any sciaenid fish

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Etymology

Origin of sciaenid

C19: from Latin sciaena a type of fish, from Greek skiaina

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