Serranus

noun

Ser·​ra·​nus

-rānəs,

-rän-

: a genus (the type of the family Serranidae) of fishes including numerous small Pacific sea basses some of which are regarded as highly toxic

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin serra saw + -anus -an

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