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STRIPER
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Irregular inflected form: stiper
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Marine food and game fish with dark longitudinal stripes; migrates upriver to spawn; sometimes placed in the genus Morone
Synonyms:
Roccus saxatilis; rockfish; striped bass; striper
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("striper" is a kind of...):
sea bass (any of various food and sport fishes of the Atlantic coast of the United States having an elongated body and long spiny dorsal fin)
Holonyms ("striper" is a member of...):
genus Roccus; Roccus (a genus of Serranidae)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Caught along the Atlantic coast of the United States
Synonyms:
striped bass; striper
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("striper" is a kind of...):
bass; sea bass (the lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A serviceman who wears stripes on the uniform to indicate rank or years of service
Example:
he's a four-striper
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("striper" is a kind of...):
man; military man; military personnel; serviceman (someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force)
