STENOTOMUS CHRYSOPS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Stenotomus chrysops mean? 

• STENOTOMUS CHRYSOPS (noun)
  The noun STENOTOMUS CHRYSOPS has 1 sense:

1. found in Atlantic coastal waters of North America from South Carolina to Maine; esteemed as a panfish

  Familiarity information: STENOTOMUS CHRYSOPS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STENOTOMUS CHRYSOPS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Found in Atlantic coastal waters of North America from South Carolina to Maine; esteemed as a panfish

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

northern porgy; northern scup; scup; Stenotomus chrysops

Hypernyms ("Stenotomus chrysops" is a kind of...):

porgy (important deep-bodied food and sport fish of warm and tropical coastal waters; found worldwide)

Meronyms (parts of "Stenotomus chrysops"):

scup (flesh of fish found in colder waters of northern Atlantic coast of the United States)