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Definitions

Noun

1. 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. 2
   chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth; usually brightly colored wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

seawife

Etymology

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

Related phrases

East Atlantic peacock wrasseGalápagos sheepshead wrasseMaori wrasseballan wrasseblueside wrassecomb wrassehumphead wrassein .puddingwife wrasserainbow wrasseslingjaw wrassewrasse blenny

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