WRASSE


Meaning of WRASSE in English

/ ræs; NAmE / noun

( pl. wrasse or wrasses ) a sea fish with thick lips and strong teeth

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WORD ORIGIN

late 17th cent.: from Cornish wrah ; related to Welsh gwrach , literally old woman.

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