Meaning of WRASSE
| Pronunciation: | | ras
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| | Definition: | | [n] chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth; usually brightly colored |
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| | See Also: | | Achoerodus gouldii, bergall, blackfish, bluehead, cunner, giant pigfish, Halicoeres bivittatus, Halicoeres radiatus, hog snapper, hogfish, Lachnolaimus maximus, percoid, percoid fish, percoidean, pigfish, puddingwife, razorfish, slippery dick, tautog, Tautoga onitis, Tautogolabrus adspersus, Thalassoma bifasciatum | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Wrasse\, n. [W. gwrachen.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous edible, marine, spiny-finned fishes of
the genus {Labrus}, of which several species are found in the
Mediterranean and on the Atlantic coast of Europe. Many of
the species are bright-colored.
Note: Among the European species are the ballan wrasse
({Labrus maculatus}), the streaked wrasse ({L.
lineatus}), the red wrasse ({L. mixtus}), the comber
wrasse ({L. comber}), the blue-striped, or cook, wrasse
(see {Peacock fish}, under {Peacock}), the rainbow
wrasse ({L. vulgaris}), and the seawife.
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