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Definition of Serranoid
1. n. Any fish of the family Serranidæ, which includes the striped bass, the black sea bass, and many other food fishes.
Definition of Serranoid
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Serranoid
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Serranoid
Literary usage of Serranoid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1908)
"In the same Proceedings for 1907 Mr. Fowler catalogues the serranoid fishes in
the collection at Philadelphia. He substitutes the name "Serranus" for ..."
2. Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1907)
"... and all are carnivorous, voracious, and gamy, being excellent as food.
The origin of the group is probably Asiatic, the fresh-water serranoid of Japan, ..."
3. A Guide to the Study of Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1905)
"... and all are carnivorous, voracious, and gamy, being excellent as food.
The origin of the group is probably Asiatic, the fresh-water serranoid of Japan, ..."
4. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1902)
"One of several serranoid fishes, especially a grouper (qv) of Floridian and West
Indian waters (l^¡>inc¡>hc- lus capreolus) ; also the name of certain small ..."
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