Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of clupeoid fishes, which represents the family Chanoidæ.

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Examples

  • That looks similar to a milkfish or what we call bangus Chanos chanos.

    Baked Satay Fish Niki 2005

  • Our particular study deals with burong bangus, a fermented rice-fish product using milkfish, Chanos chanos, or loangus in the vernacular.

    17 Using Mixed Starter Cultures for Thai Nham 1992

  • A fish often used in the production of buro is milk fish (Chanos chanos), a commonly cultured brackish water fish of the region.

    Chapter 5 1982

  • This is particularly true in the case of Bangus (milk fish/Chanos chanos).

    Chapter 12 1982

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