merluccius

Thân thiện

A fisherman holds up a large merluccius he just caught.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A genus of marine fish: "Merluccius" is the scientific genus name for a group of commercially important fish commonly known as hakes. These are predatory, bottom-dwelling fish found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The trawler caught several specimens of Merluccius.
  • Merluccius is a key genus for the fishing industry in many countries.

Advanced Usage

• In scientific/biological contexts: The word is used almost exclusively in taxonomy and scientific literature to classify species within this genus.
  • The study focused on the population dynamics of Merluccius merluccius, the European hake.

Variants and Related Words

• Hake (n): The common name for fish belonging to the genus .
  • We had grilled hake for dinner.
• Merlucciidae (n): The biological family to which the genus belongs.

Synonyms

• Hake: The standard common name.
• Whiting (Note: This can refer to other fish species as well; context is key).

Related Phrases

• Merluccius productus: The scientific name for the Pacific hake or North Pacific whiting.
• Merluccius merluccius: The scientific name for the European hake.

Học thuật

Noun

1. hakes

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Merluccius
• genus Merluccius