noun
• Syn: ↑genus Leuciscus
• Hypernyms: ↑fish genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Cyprinidae, ↑family Cyprinidae
• Member Meronyms: ↑dace, ↑Leuciscus leuciscus, ↑chub, ↑Leuciscus cephalus
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Leuciscus /lū- or loo-sisˈkəs/
noun
A genus of freshwater cyprinoid fishes, including the roach, dace, chub, minnow, etc
ORIGIN: Gr leukiskos white mullet
Useful english dictionary. 2012.