ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
1. : a large active silvery herbivorous food fish ( Chanos chanos ) that is widely distributed in the warm parts of the Pacific and Indian oceans and is the sole living representative of the family Chanidae
2. : a silvery gray or dusky small-scaled percoid fish ( Parascorpis typus ) of the southern African coastal waters