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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Wrasse  \Wrasse\,  n.  [W.  gwrachen.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  Any  one  of  numerous  edible,  marine,  spiny-finned  fishes  of 
  the  genus  {Labrus},  of  which  several  species  are  found  in  the 
  Mediterranean  and  on  the  Atlantic  coast  of  Europe.  Many  of 
  the  species  are  bright-colored. 
 
  Note:  Among  the  European  species  are  the  ballan  wrasse 
  ({Labrus  maculatus}),  the  streaked  wrasse  ({L. 
  lineatus}),  the  red  wrasse  ({L.  mixtus}),  the  comber 
  wrasse  ({L.  comber}),  the  blue-striped,  or  cook,  wrasse 
  (see  {Peacock  fish},  under  {Peacock}),  the  rainbow 
  wrasse  ({L.  vulgaris}),  and  the  seawife. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  wrasse 
  n  :  chiefly  tropical  marine  fishes  with  fleshy  lips  and  powerful 
  teeth;  usually  brightly  colored 




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