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sciène

French, noun/sjɛn/

sciène is spelled S-C-I-È-N-E (6 letters). Sciène is a French feminine noun meaning “croaker, drumfish, fish in the family Sciaenidae” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Poisson perciforme de la famille des sciénidés proche des perches”.

What does sciène mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininecroaker, drumfish, fish in the family Sciaenidae

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Poisson perciforme de la famille des sciénidés proche des perches. 2. Un des noms vernaculaires du maigre commun (Argyrosomus regius, Sciaena aquila) (poisson).

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of sciène

  • sciènes plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce sciène?

  • /sjɛn/
  • \sjɛn\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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