SPAROID

Etymology

Adjective

sparoid (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to the family, Sparidae, of deep-bodied, spinous-finned marine fish, including the sea bream, porgy, scup, and sheepshead.

Noun

sparoid (plural sparoids)

Any fish of the family Sparidae.

Anagrams

• Parodis, prasoid

Source: Wiktionary


Spa"roid, a. Etym: [L. sparus the gilthead + -oid: cf. F. sparoïde.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: of or pertaining to the Sparidæ, a family of spinous-finned fishes which includes the scup, sheepshead, and sea bream.

– n.

Definition: One of the Sparidæ.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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