sə̇ˈbastə(ˌ)dēz noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Sebastes, genus of scorpaenid fish (from Greek sebastos august, worthy of reverence, from sebesthai to revere, feel awe) + -odes; akin to Sanskrit tyajati he leaves, renounces, tyajate he shuns
: the chief genus of rockfishes (family Scorpaenidae)