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sparid

spar·id [ spárrəd ] (plural spar·id or spar·ids)


noun 
Definition:
 
warm-water ocean fish: an ocean fish with a compressed body, large head, and sharp teeth. Porgies and breams are sparids. Native to: warm regions.  Family Sparidae.

[Late 20th century. < modern Latin Sparidae< Greek sparos "sea bream"]
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