MENTICIRRHUS LITTORALIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Menticirrhus littoralis mean? 

• MENTICIRRHUS LITTORALIS (noun)
  The noun MENTICIRRHUS LITTORALIS has 1 sense:

1. a dull silvery whiting of southern Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States

  Familiarity information: MENTICIRRHUS LITTORALIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MENTICIRRHUS LITTORALIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A dull silvery whiting of southern Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Menticirrhus littoralis; silver whiting

Hypernyms ("Menticirrhus littoralis" is a kind of...):

whiting (any of several food fishes of North American coastal waters)

Holonyms ("Menticirrhus littoralis" is a member of...):

genus Menticirrhus; Menticirrhus (kingfishes; whiting)