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osmerids

osmerids is the plural of osmerid.

Meaning of osmerid

Noun

osmerid (plural osmerids)

  1. Any fish of the family Osmeridae, a smelt.
    • Getting back to feeding, we found it convenient at Point Mugu to use two forms of fish: the smaller osmerids for training purposes (they are cleaner than cut fish), and mackerel.1966, Kenneth Stafford Norris, Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises, page 663
    Synonyms:
    smelt

Questions about osmerids

What is osmerids the plural of?
Osmerids is the plural of osmerid.

Words near osmerids in the dictionary

  1. osmatic
  2. osmazome
  3. Osment
  4. Osments
  5. osmerid
  6. osmerids
  7. osmeriform
  8. osmeteria
  9. osmeterial
  10. osmeterium
  11. Osmeña

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