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sparoid
[ spair-oid, spar- ]
adjective
- resembling or pertaining to the porgy family, Sparidae.
noun
- a sparoid fish.
sparoid
/ ˈ²õ±èæ°ùɔɪ»å /
adjective
- another word for sparid
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of sparoid1
C19: from New Latin ³§±è²¹°ù´ÇÄ«»åŧ²õ; see sparid
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Scup, skup, n. a sparoid fish, the porgy.
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Sargus, s�r′gus, n. a genus of sparoid fishes of the sub-family Sargi′na.
From
Pen-fish, pen′-fish, n. a sparoid fish of genus Calamus.
From
Gilt′-head, a popular name for several fishes, esp. a sparoid fish with a half-moon-shaped gold spot between the eyes.
From
Dentex, den′teks, n. a voracious sparoid fish.
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