genus sciaena

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   type genus of the Sciaenidae: croakers

   SynonymsSciaena

   Broaderfish genus

   Part ofSciaenidae

Questions about genus sciaena

What does genus sciaena mean?

genus sciaena means "type genus of the Sciaenidae: croakers".

What is another word for genus sciaena?

Close synonyms include Sciaena. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus sciaena a common word?

genus sciaena is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.