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OSMERUS EPERLANUS

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Meaning:

The common smelt of Europe

Synonyms:

European smelt; Osmerus eperlanus; sparling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Osmerus eperlanus" is a kind of...):

smelt (small trout-like silvery marine or freshwater food fishes of cold northern waters)

Meronyms (parts of "Osmerus eperlanus"):

European smelt; sparling (common smelt of Europe)

Holonyms ("Osmerus eperlanus" is a member of...):

genus Osmerus; Osmerus (type genus of the Osmeridae)

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