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labrid

[ ley-brid, lab-rid ]

noun

  1. any of numerous fishes of the family Labridae, including the wrasses, the tautog, and the cunner, and characterized chiefly by well-developed teeth and, often, brilliant colors.


adjective

  1. belonging or pertaining to the labrids.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of labrid1

< New Latin Labridae, equivalent to Labr ( us ) a genus + -idae -id 2

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