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RAINBOW SMELT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Important marine and landlocked food fish of eastern North America and Alaska

Synonyms:

Osmerus mordax; rainbow smelt

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("rainbow smelt" is a kind of...):

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

Meronyms (parts of "rainbow smelt"):

American smelt; rainbow smelt (common smelt of eastern North America and Alaska)

Holonyms ("rainbow smelt" is a member of...):

genus Osmerus; Osmerus (type genus of the Osmeridae)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Common smelt of eastern North America and Alaska

Synonyms:

American smelt; rainbow smelt

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("rainbow smelt" is a kind of...):

smelt (small cold-water silvery fish; migrate between salt and fresh water)

Holonyms ("rainbow smelt" is a part of...):

Osmerus mordax; rainbow smelt (important marine and landlocked food fish of eastern North America and Alaska)

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