Genus Osmerus (Noun)
Meaning
Type genus of the Osmeridae.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Osmerus is a genus of fish in the family Osmeridae, commonly known as smelts.
- The genus Osmerus is the type genus of the Osmeridae family, comprising several species of smelts.
- The most well-known species of the genus Osmerus is the rainbow smelt, which is native to North America.
- Research has shown that the genus Osmerus has several distinct species that were previously not recognized as separate.
- The distributions of the species within the genus Osmerus vary greatly across different regions and habitats.