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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. large European marine food fish;
[syn: maigre, maiger, Sciaena aquila]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Maigre \Mai"gre\, a. [F. See Meager.] Belonging to a fast day or fast; as, a maigre day. --Walpole. [1913 Webster] Maigre food (R. C. Ch.), food allowed to be eaten on fast days. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Meagre \Mea"gre\, n. [F. maigre.] (Zool.) A large European sciaenoid fish (Sciaena umbra or Sciaena aquila), having white bloodless flesh. It is valued as a food fish. [Written also maigre.] [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

maigre n 1: large European marine food fish [syn: maigre, maiger, Sciaena aquila]