The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromμελάνουρος“saddled sea bream”
- English todaymelanure
From Ancient Greek μελάνουρος (melánouros, “saddled sea bream”) from μέλᾱς (mélās, “black”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”).
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melanure
Today it means: A small fish of the Mediterranean, saddled seabream (Oblada melanura) Full definition →
Ancient Greek μελάνουρος