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OSMERUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the Osmeridae
Synonyms:
genus Osmerus; Osmerus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Osmerus" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "Osmerus"):
Osmerus mordax; rainbow smelt (important marine and landlocked food fish of eastern North America and Alaska)
European smelt; Osmerus eperlanus; sparling (the common smelt of Europe)
Holonyms ("Osmerus" is a member of...):
family Osmeridae; Osmeridae (smelts)
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