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sciaena

sciaena noun: any of several nocturnal fish, of the genus Sciaena, from the Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea; a croaker.

Noun

sciaena (plural sciaenas)

  1. Any of several nocturnal fish, of the genus Sciaena, from the Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea; a croaker.

sciaena meaning in Tamil

sciaena in Tamil

கத்தலை, கற்றளை

Forms of sciaena

pluralsciaenas

Origin of sciaena

From Latin sciaena, from Ancient Greek σκίαινα (skíaina, “a sea-fish”, perhaps “a kind of grayling” or “ombre”), from σκιά (skiá, “shadow, shade”) and -ινα (-ina, suffix forming related feminine nouns).

Questions about sciaena

What does sciaena mean?
Sciaena means any of several nocturnal fish, of the genus Sciaena, from the Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea; a croaker.
What is sciaena in Tamil?
Sciaena in Tamil is கத்தலை, கற்றளை. See Sciaena meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sciaena?
Sciaena is a noun.
What is the plural of sciaena?
The plural of sciaena is sciaenas.

Words near sciaena in the dictionary

  1. sciacarellos
  2. Sciacca
  3. Sciaccas
  4. sciadopityaceous
  5. sciadopitysin
  6. sciaena
  7. sciaenas
  8. sciaenid
  9. sciaenids
  10. sciaenoid
  11. sciaenoids

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