sciaena

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noun

Any of several nocturnal fish, of the genus Sciaena, from the Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea; a croaker.

OriginLatin sciaena ← Ancient Greek σκίαινα →
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Meanings

nounsciaena (plural sciaenas)

plural sciaenas

  1. Any of several nocturnal fish, of the genus Sciaena, from the Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea; a croaker.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσκίαινα“a sea-fish”, perhaps “a kind of grayling” or “ombre”
  2. Latinsciaena
  3. Englishsciaena

From Latin sciaena, from Ancient Greek σκίαινα (skíaina, “a sea-fish”, perhaps “a kind of grayling” or “ombre”), from σκιά (skiá, “shadow, shade”) and -ινα (-ina, suffix forming related feminine nouns).

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APA

sciaena. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sciaena

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“sciaena.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sciaena. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sciaena,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sciaena.

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