/ 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.
/ 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.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005