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.
sparoid (plural sparoids)
Any fish of the family Sparidae.
• 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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