RAINBOW SMELT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rainbow smelt mean? 

• RAINBOW SMELT (noun)
  The noun RAINBOW SMELT has 2 senses:

1. common smelt of eastern North America and Alaska

2. important marine and landlocked food fish of eastern North America and Alaska

  Familiarity information: RAINBOW SMELT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RAINBOW SMELT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Common smelt of eastern North America and Alaska

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

American smelt; rainbow smelt

Hypernyms ("rainbow smelt" is a kind of...):

smelt (small cold-water silvery fish; migrate between salt and fresh water)

Holonyms ("rainbow smelt" is a part of...):

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Important marine and landlocked food fish of eastern North America and Alaska

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Osmerus mordax; rainbow smelt

Hypernyms ("rainbow smelt" is a kind of...):

smelt (small trout-like silvery marine or freshwater food fishes of cold northern waters)

Meronyms (parts of "rainbow smelt"):

American smelt; rainbow smelt (common smelt of eastern North America and Alaska)

Holonyms ("rainbow smelt" is a member of...):

genus Osmerus; Osmerus (type genus of the Osmeridae)