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sparidae |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sparoid \Spa"roid\ (?; 277), a. [L. sparus the gilthead + -oid: cf F. sparo["i]de.] (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the {Sparid[ae]}, a family of spinous-finned fishes which includes the scup, sheepshead, and sea bream. -- n. One of the {Sparid[ae]}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Perciformes \Per`ci*for"mes\, n. pl [NL.] (Zo["o]l.) An extensive tribe or suborder of fishes, including the true perches ({Percid[ae]}); the pondfishes ({Centrarchid[ae]}); the sci[ae]noids ({Sci[ae]nid[ae]}); the sparoids ({Sparid[ae]}); the serranoids ({Serranid[ae]}), and some other related families. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Sparidae n : porgies; scups [syn: {Sparidae}, {family Sparidae}]
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