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sciaena.

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

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Meaning & usage

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

Where this word comes from

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).

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