DENTEX

Etymology

Noun

dentex (plural dentexes)

(zoology) Any member of the genus Dentex of perciform fish.

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Source: Wiktionary


Den"tex, n. Etym: [NL., cf. L. dentix a sort of sea fish.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: An edible European marine fish (Sparus dentex, or Dentex vulgaris) of the family Percidæ.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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