Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A sparoid fish, Oblada melanura, found in the Mediterranean.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A small fish of the Mediterranean; a gilthead. See
gilthead (a).
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- noun obsolete A small
fish of theMediterranean ; agilthead .
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek μελάνουρος (melanouros, "Saddled seabream") from μελανός (melanos) (genitive of μέλας (melas, "black")) + οὐρά ("oura").
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