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sciaenids

sciaenids is the plural of sciaenid.

Meaning of sciaenid

Noun

sciaenid (plural sciaenids)

  1. Any fish belonging to the family Sciaenidae.
    • Sciaenids constitute about 70,000 tonnes of the present demersal catch of the west coast. George, et al. estimated an additional potential of about 90,000 tonnes of sciaenids from the west coast.1985, K. M. Joseph, “3: Marine Fishery Resources of India”, in G. R. Kulkarni, Uma K. Srivastava, editors, A Systems Framework of the Marine Foods Industry in India, page 112
    Synonyms:
    croaker, drum, drumfish

Questions about sciaenids

What is sciaenids the plural of?
Sciaenids is the plural of sciaenid.

Words near sciaenids in the dictionary

  1. sciadopityaceous
  2. sciadopitysin
  3. sciaena
  4. sciaenas
  5. sciaenid
  6. sciaenids
  7. sciaenoid
  8. sciaenoids
  9. sciage
  10. sciagraph
  11. sciagraphed

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