serranid
any of numerous percoid fishes of the family Serranidae, living chiefly in warm seas, including the sea basses and groupers.
belonging or pertaining to the family Serranidae.
Origin of serranid
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How to use serranid in a sentence
This beautiful fish is allied to the groupers, and belongs to the family serranid, previously described.
Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others | James Alexander HenshallThis grouper is one of the most bizarre and gayly colored in the family serranid.
Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others | James Alexander Henshall
British Dictionary definitions for serranid
serranoid (ˈsɛrəˌnɔɪd)
/ (səˈrænɪd, ˈsɛrə-) /
any of numerous mostly marine percoid fishes of the family Serranidae: includes the sea basses, sea perches, groupers, and jewfish
of or belonging to the family Serranidae
Origin of serranid
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