noun
1. common smelt of eastern North America and Alaska
• Syn: ↑American smelt
• Hypernyms: ↑smelt
• Part Holonyms: ↑Osmerus mordax
2. important marine and landlocked food fish of eastern North America and Alaska
• Syn: ↑Osmerus mordax
• Hypernyms: ↑smelt
• Member Holonyms: ↑Osmerus, ↑genus Osmerus
• Part Meronyms: ↑American smelt
Useful english dictionary. 2012.