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OSMERUS MORDAX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Osmerus mordax mean? 

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

1. important marine and landlocked food fish of eastern North America and Alaskaplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


OSMERUS MORDAX (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Osmerus mordax; rainbow smelt

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

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

Meronyms (parts of "Osmerus mordax"):

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

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

genus Osmerus; Osmerus (type genus of the Osmeridae)


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