Pronunciation: s ə - ' ra-n ə d, ' ser- ə -n ə d
Function: noun
Etymology: ultimately from Latin serra saw
Date: circa 1900
: any of a large family (Serranidae) of carnivorous marine bony fishes which have an oblong compressed body covered with usually ctenoid scales and many of which are important food and sport fishes (as the sea basses) especially of warm seas
– serranid adjective