CYNOSCION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cynoscion mean? 

• CYNOSCION (noun)
  The noun CYNOSCION has 1 sense:

1. sea trout

  Familiarity information: CYNOSCION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CYNOSCION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sea trout

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Cynoscion; genus Cynoscion

Hypernyms ("Cynoscion" is a kind of...):

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Cynoscion"):

Cynoscion regalis; weakfish (food and game fish of North American coastal waters with a mouth from which hooks easily tear out)

Cynoscion nebulosus; spotted sea trout; spotted squeateague; spotted weakfish (weakfish of southern Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of United States)

Holonyms ("Cynoscion" is a member of...):

family Sciaenidae; Sciaenidae (warm-water marine fishes including the drums and grunts and croakers and sea trout)