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sparid (iou)



sparid adjective & noun. L20.
[mod. Latin Sparidae (see below), from Latin SPARUS: see -ID3.]
Zoology.
A. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or designating the percoid family Sparidae of mainly tropical and subtropical deep-bodied marine fishes with long spiny dorsal fins, which includes several species caught for food. L20.
b. noun. A fish of the family Sparidae; a sea bream, a porgy. L20.