Umbrine

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ombre \Om"bre\, n. [F., of uncertain origin.] (Zool.)
     A large Mediterranean food fish ({Umbrina cirrhosa}): --
     called also {umbra}, and {umbrine}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  umbrine \um"brine\ ([u^]m"br[imac]n), n. (Zool.)
     See {Umbra}, 2.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Umbra \Um"bra\, n.; pl. {Umbrae}. [L., a shadow.]
     1. (Astron.)
        (a) The conical shadow projected from a planet or
            satellite, on the side opposite to the sun, within
            which a spectator could see no portion of the sun's
            disk; -- used in contradistinction from penumbra. See
            {Penumbra}.
        (b) The central dark portion, or nucleus, of a sun spot.
        (c) The fainter part of a sun spot; -- now more commonly
            called penumbra.
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     2. (Zool.) Any one of several species of sciaenoid food
        fishes of the genus {Umbrina}, especially the
        Mediterranean species ({Umbrina cirrhosa}), which is
        highly esteemed as a market fish; -- called also {ombre},
        and {umbrine}.
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     {Umbra tree} (Bot.), a tree ({Phytolacca dioica}) of the same
        genus as pokeweed. It is native of South America, but is
        now grown in southern Europe. It has large dark leaves,
        and a somber aspect. The juice of its berries is used for
        coloring wine. --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).
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