sparoid
[ spair-oid, spar- ]
adjective
resembling or pertaining to the porgy family, Sparidae.
noun
a sparoid fish.
Origin of sparoid
1Words Nearby sparoid
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How to use sparoid in a sentence
Sargus, sr′gus, n. a genus of sparoid fishes of the sub-family Sargi′na.
British Dictionary definitions for sparoid
sparoid
/ (ˈspærɔɪd) /
adjective, noun
another word for sparid
Origin of sparoid
1C19: from New Latin Sparoīdēs; see sparid
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