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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of labrid¹

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

Example Sentences

Wrasse, ras, n. a genus of bony fishes representative of the large family Labrid�, and including many species on European and North African coasts.

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