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MELANOGRAMMUS AEGLEFINUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Important food fish on both sides of the Atlantic; related to cod but usually smaller

Synonyms:

haddock; Melanogrammus aeglefinus

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Melanogrammus aeglefinus" is a kind of...):

gadoid; gadoid fish (a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae)

Meronyms (parts of "Melanogrammus aeglefinus"):

haddock (lean white flesh of fish similar to but smaller than cod; usually baked or poached or as fillets sauteed or fried)

Holonyms ("Melanogrammus aeglefinus" is a member of...):

genus Melanogrammus; Melanogrammus (haddock)

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