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labroid

British

/ ˈleɪ-, ˈlæbrɪd, ˈlæbrɔɪd /

noun

any percoid fish of the family Labridae (wrasses)

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adjective

of or relating to the Labridae

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Etymology

Origin of labroid

C19: from New Latin Labroidea, from Latin lābrus a fish, from labrum lip

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Tautog, taw-tog′, n. a labroid fish of the United States Atlantic coast.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

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