sparoid

[ spair-oid, spar- ]

adjective
  1. resembling or pertaining to the porgy family, Sparidae.

noun
  1. a sparoid fish.

Origin of sparoid

1
1830–40; <New Latin Sparoīdēs, equivalent to Spar(us) (see sparid) + -oīdēs-oid

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British Dictionary definitions for sparoid

sparoid

/ (ˈspærɔɪd) /


adjective, noun
  1. another word for sparid

Origin of sparoid

1
C19: from New Latin Sparoīdēs; see sparid

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