What does "wrasse" mean?

Any one of numerous edible, marine, spiny-finned fishes of the family Labridae, of which several species are found in the Mediterranean and on the Atlantic coast of Europe. Many of the species are brightly colored.

Wrasse

Q: What is a synonym for "wrasse"?

Common synonyms include: harlot, labrid fish, labroid fish, promiscuous woman, prostitute, reef fish.

/ɹæs/ noun

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Noun

1
Any one of numerous edible, marine, spiny-finned fishes of the family Labridae, of which several species are found in the Mediterranean and on the Atlantic coast of Europe. Many of the species are brightly colored.
2
chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth; usually brightly colored wordnet

Synonyms

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harlot labrid fish labroid fish promiscuous woman prostitute reef fish

Antonyms

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chaste woman virtuous woman

Etymology

Plural of dialectal (Cornwall) wrah, wraugh, wrath, from Cornish wragh (“old woman, hag; wrasse”), lenited form of gwragh.

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