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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any fish of the family Serranidae, which includes the striped bass, the black sea bass, and many other food fishes.

Synonyms

All synonyms

serranidserranid

Etymology

From translingual Serranus + -oid (“resembling”), this being the typical genus.

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