ˌmentəˈsirəs noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from menti- (from Latin mentum chin) + -cirrhus; from the appendage on the lower jaw — more at mental
: a genus of No. American food fishes (family Sciaenidae) comprising the whitings
ˌmentəˈsirəs noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from menti- (from Latin mentum chin) + -cirrhus; from the appendage on the lower jaw — more at mental
: a genus of No. American food fishes (family Sciaenidae) comprising the whitings
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012