SERRANOID Definition & Meaning

serranoid

[ ser-uh-noid ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

resembling or related to the sea bass family Serranidae.

noun

a serranoid fish.

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Origin of serranoid¹

1880–85; < New Latin Serran ( us ) genus of fishes ( Latin serr ( a ) sawfish + -��Գܲ� -an ) + -oid

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White′bait, the name by which the fry of the herring and sprat are known in the market, and when served for the table, esp. in London; White′-bass, a silvery serranoid fish of the American Great Lake region.—adj.

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Roccus, rok′us, n. a genus of serranoid fishes, including the rock-fish or striped bass of the United States.

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Rhypticus, rip′ti-kus, n. a genus of serranoid fishes—the soap-fishes.

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