OSMERUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Osmerus mean? 

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

1. type genus of the Osmeridae

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• OSMERUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Osmeridae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Osmerus; Osmerus

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

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Osmerus"):

Osmerus mordax; rainbow smelt (important marine and landlocked food fish of eastern North America and Alaska)

European smelt; Osmerus eperlanus; sparling (the common smelt of Europe)

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

family Osmeridae; Osmeridae (smelts)