serranid

Definitions


[ˈsɛrənɪd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a fish of the sea bass family (Serranidae), whose members are predatory marine fish with a spiny dorsal fin


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Origin:
late 19th century: from modern Latin Serranidae (plural), from the genus name Serranus, from Latin serra ‘saw’




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