Sparoid \Spa"roid\ (?; 277), a. [L. sparus the gilthead + -oid:
cf. F. sparo["i]de.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Of or pertaining to the Sparid[ae], a family of
spinous-finned fishes which includes the scup, sheepshead,
and sea bream. -- n. One of the Sparid[ae].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Perciformes \Per`ci*for"mes\, n. pl. [NL.]
(Zo["o]l.)
An extensive tribe or suborder of fishes, including the true
perches (Percid[ae]); the pondfishes (Centrarchid[ae]);
the sci[ae]noids (Sci[ae]nid[ae]); the sparoids
(Sparid[ae]); the serranoids (Serranid[ae]), and some
other related families.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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