maigre

maigre

(ˈmeɪɡə) adj1. (Roman Catholic Church) not containing flesh, and so permissible as food on days of religious abstinence: maigre food. 2. (Roman Catholic Church) of or designating such a day[C17: from French: thin; see meagre]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

maigre - large European marine food fish maiger, Sciaena aquilasciaenid, sciaenid fish - widely distributed family of carnivorous percoid fishes having a large air bladder used to produce soundgenus Sciaena, Sciaena - type genus of the Sciaenidae: croakers