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serranid definition

ser·ra·nid (ser′ə nid′)

noun

sea bass (sense )

Etymology: < ModL Serranidae < L serra, a saw

adjective

designating or of the sea bass (sense )
Also serranoid ser′·ra·noid′ (-no̵id′)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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