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Menticirrhus

noun
Men·​ti·​cir·​rhus | \ ˌmentəˈsirəs\

Definition of Menticirrhus

: a genus of North American food fishes (family Sciaenidae) comprising the whitings

History and Etymology for Menticirrhus

New Latin, from menti- (from Latin mentum chin) + -cirrhus; from the appendage on the lower jaw

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