noun
type genus of the Serranidae: mostly small Pacific sea basses
• Syn: ↑genus Serranus
• Hypernyms: ↑fish genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Serranidae, ↑family Serranidae
• Member Meronyms: ↑belted sandfish, ↑Serranus subligarius
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\\-rānəs, -rän-\ nounUsage: capitalized
: a genus (the type of the family Serranidae) of fishes including numerous small Pacific sea basses some of which are regarded as highly toxic
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Serranus /sə-rāˈnəs/ noun
The typical genus of Serranidae /-ranˈi-dē/, a family of percoid fishes, incl the sea perches, sea basses and groupers
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Main Entry: ↑serra
Useful english dictionary. 2012.