sciaena

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English

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Etymology

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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).

Noun

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sciaena (plural sciaenas)

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

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