serranoid
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of serranoid
1880–85; < New Latin Serran ( us ) genus of fishes ( Latin serr ( a ) sawfish + -ānus -an ) + -oid
Example Sentences
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Rhypticus, rip′ti-kus, n. a genus of serranoid fishes—the soap-fishes.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
Roccus, rok′us, n. a genus of serranoid fishes, including the rock-fish or striped bass of the United States.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
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