Definition of Menticirrhus
:a genus of North American food fishes (family Sciaenidae) comprising the whitings
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Menticirrhus
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Men·ti·cir·rhus
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ˌmentəˈsirəs
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Origin and Etymology of menticirrhus
New Latin, from menti- (from Latin mentum chin) + -cirrhus; from the appendage on the lower jaw
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