wrasses
plural of wrasse
Source: Wiktionary
Wrasse, n. Etym: [W. gwrachen.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 November 2024
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