SPAROID

Meaning of SPAROID in English

n. & adj.

--n. any marine fish of the family Sparidae, e.g. a porgy.

--adj. of or concerning the Sparidae.

Etymology: mod.L Sparoides f. L sparus f. Gk sparos sea-bream

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

SPAROID — I. ˈspa(a)ˌrȯid adjective Etymology: New Latin Sparus + English -oid : resembling or related to the Sparidae II. noun ( …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPAROID — (n.) One of the Sparidae.
Английский словарь Webster
SPAROID — (a.) Of or pertaining to the Sparidae, a family of spinous-finned fishes which includes the scup, sheepshead, and sea bream.
Английский словарь Webster
SPAROID — ( n. ) One of the Sparidae.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPAROID — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to the Sparidae, a family of spinous-finned fishes which includes the scup, sheepshead, and …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPAROID — /spair"oyd, spar"-/ , adj. 1. resembling or pertaining to the porgy family, Sparidae. n. 2. a sparoid fish. [ 1830-40; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPAROID — noun one of the sparidae. 2. sparoid ·adj of or pertaining to the sparidae, a family of spinous-finned fishes which …
Webster English vocab
SPAROID — n. & adj. --n. any marine fish of the family Sparidae, e.g. a porgy. --adj. of or concerning the Sparidae. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPAROID — n. & adj. n. any marine fish of the family Sparidae, e.g. a porgy. adj. of or concerning the Sparidae. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SNAPPER — (n.) Any one of several species of large sparoid food fishes of the genus Lutjanus, abundant on the southern coasts …
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SHEEPSHEAD — (n.) A large and valuable sparoid food fish (Archosargus, / Diplodus, probatocephalus) found on the Atlantic coast of the United …
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SEA BREAM — () Any one of several species of sparoid fishes, especially the common European species (Pagellus centrodontus), the Spanish (P. Oweni), …
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SCUP — (n.) A marine sparoid food fish (Stenotomus chrysops, or S. argyrops), common on the Atlantic coast of the United States. …
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SARGO — (n.) Any one of several species of sparoid fishes belonging to Sargus, Pomadasys, and related genera; -- called also sar, …
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PORGY — (n.) Any one of numerous sparoid food fishes, as the jolthead porgy, the sheepshead porgy (Calamus penna) of the West …
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MARGATE FISH — () A sparoid fish (Diabasis aurolineatus) of the Gulf of Mexico, esteemed as a food fish; -- called also red-mouth …
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HALF-MOON — (n.) A marine, sparoid, food fish of California (Caesiosoma Californiense). The body is ovate, blackish above, blue or gray below. …
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FLASHER — (n.) A large sparoid fish of the Atlantic coast and all tropical seas (Lobotes Surinamensis).
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BREAM — (n.) A marine sparoid fish of the genus Pagellus, and allied genera. See Sea Bream.
Английский словарь Webster
SNAPPER — ( n. ) Any one of several species of large sparoid food fishes of the genus Lutjanus, abundant on the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHEEPSHEAD — ( n. ) A large and valuable sparoid food fish (Archosargus, / Diplodus, probatocephalus) found on the Atlantic coast of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SEA BREAM — Any one of several species of sparoid fishes, especially the common European species (Pagellus centrodontus), the Spanish (P. Oweni), and …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SCUP — ( n. ) A marine sparoid food fish (Stenotomus chrysops, or S. argyrops), common on the Atlantic coast of the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SARGO — ( n. ) Any one of several species of sparoid fishes belonging to Sargus, Pomadasys, and related genera; -- called …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MARGATE FISH — A sparoid fish (Diabasis aurolineatus) of the Gulf of Mexico, esteemed as a food fish; -- called also red-mouth grunt.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HALF-MOON — ( n. ) A marine, sparoid, food fish of California (Caesiosoma Californiense). The body is ovate, blackish above, blue or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BREAM — ( n. ) A marine sparoid fish of the genus Pagellus, and allied genera. See Sea Bream.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TAI — /tuy/ , n. , pl. tai . any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SNAPPER — noun a snap beetle. 2. snapper ·add. ·noun a string bean. 3. snapper ·noun the green woodpecker, or yaffle. 4. …
Webster English vocab
SHEEPSHEAD — noun a large and valuable sparoid food fish (archosargus, / diplodus, probatocephalus) found on the atlantic coast of the united …
Webster English vocab
SEA BREAM — any one of several species of sparoid fishes, especially the common european species (pagellus centrodontus), the spanish (p. oweni), and …
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