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Definition of Sparidae
1. Noun. Porgies; scups.
Exact synonyms: Family Sparidae
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Order Perciformes, Order Percomorphi, Perciformes, Percomorphi
Member holonyms: Sparid, Sparid Fish, Genus Pagrus, Pagrus, Genus Pagellus, Pagellus, Archosargus, Genus Archosargus, Genus Lagodon, Lagodon, Calamus, Genus Calamus, Chrysophrys, Genus Chrysophrys, Genus Stenotomus, Stenotomus
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Order Perciformes, Order Percomorphi, Perciformes, Percomorphi
Member holonyms: Sparid, Sparid Fish, Genus Pagrus, Pagrus, Genus Pagellus, Pagellus, Archosargus, Genus Archosargus, Genus Lagodon, Lagodon, Calamus, Genus Calamus, Chrysophrys, Genus Chrysophrys, Genus Stenotomus, Stenotomus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sparidae
Literary usage of Sparidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Stoddart's Encyclopaedia Americana: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and by American supplement, Encyclopaedia britannica (1886)
"The sparidae are well distinguished from the Serranid» by the manner in which
the lower jaw is received into a sheath when the mouth is closed, ..."
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