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sciaena
2 English words descend from Latin
sciaena
, most common first.
sciaena
Any of several nocturnal fish, of the genus Sciaena, from the Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea; a croaker.
sciaenoid
Of or relating to the Sciaenidae, a family of marine fishes.