sparoid
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin sparus (“gilt-head, a certain kind of fish”) + -oid (“resembling”, suffix forming an adjective).
Adjective[edit]
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[edit]
sparoid (plural sparoids)
- Any fish of the family Sparidae.