Sciaenoid \Sci*[ae]"noid\, a. [L. sci[ae]na a kind of fish (fr.
Gr. ?) + -oid.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Of or pertaining to the Sci[ae]nid[ae], a family of marine
fishes which includes the meagre, the squeteague, and the
kingfish.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Perciformes \Per`ci*for"mes\, n. pl. [NL.]
(Zo["o]l.)
An extensive tribe or suborder of fishes, including the true
perches (Percid[ae]); the pondfishes (Centrarchid[ae]);
the sci[ae]noids (Sci[ae]nid[ae]); the sparoids
(Sparid[ae]); the serranoids (Serranid[ae]), and some
other related families.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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