- dussumieriidae
- dus·su·mie·ri·idae
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dussumieriidae
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dussumieriidae — ˌdəsəmə̇ˈrīəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Dussumieria, type genus (from the name Dussumier + New Latin ia) + idae : a family of marine fishes (order Isospondyli) comprisi … Useful english dictionary
round herring — noun : any of numerous small mostly tropical marine fishes (family Dussumieriidae) resembling the herrings but having the belly smooth and rounded * * * any of several herringlike fishes of the family Dussumieriidae having a rounded abdomen,… … Useful english dictionary
round herring — any of several herringlike fishes of the family Dussumieriidae having a rounded abdomen, living chiefly in tropical marine waters. [1835 45, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
etrumeus — ə̇ ˈtrümēəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin : a genus of rather small chiefly tropical marine fishes (family Dussumieriidae) that includes round herrings of economic importance especially in parts of the Pacific see japanese herring … Useful english dictionary
