sciaenoid

Variant of sciaenid

sciaenid definition

sciae·nid (sī ē′nid)

noun

drum ()

Etymology: < ModL Sciaena (< L, a kind of fish < Gr skiaina, a dark-colored fish < skia: see sciamachy) + -id

Related Forms:

  • sciaenoid sciae′·noid (-no̵id) adjective, noun

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