Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Sparidae"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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]}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Sparidae
n : porgies; scups [syn: {Sparidae}, {family Sparidae}]
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