| NOUN | animal | Osmeridae, family Osmeridae | smelts |
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| Meaning | smelts. | |
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| Synonym | family Osmeridae | |
| Member of | Isospondyli, order Isospondyli | Most primitive teleost fishes |
| Members | Mallotus, genus Mallotus | capelins |
| Osmerus, genus Osmerus | type genus of the Osmeridae | |
| smelt | small trout-like silvery marine or freshwater food fishes of cold northern waters | |
| Broader | fish family | Any of various families of fish |