serranoid

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adjective

ser·​ranoid

sə̇ˈrāˌnȯid,

-raˌ-,

-räˌ-

: resembling or related to the Serranidae

serranoid

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noun

"

plural -s

: a serranoid fish

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

New Latin Serranus + English -oid

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