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MORONE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Carnivorous fresh and salt water fishes

Synonyms:

genus Morone; Morone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Morone" is a kind of...):

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Morone"):

Morone americana; silver perch; white perch (small silvery food and game fish of eastern United States streams)

Morone interrupta; yellow bass (North American freshwater bass resembling the larger marine striped bass)

Holonyms ("Morone" is a member of...):

family Serranidae; Serranidae (marine fishes: sea basses; sea perches; groupers; jewfish)

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