(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 3:03:02

Ser*ra"noid (?), n. [NL. Serranus, a typical genus (fr. L. serra a saw) + -oid.] Zool.

Any fish of the family Serranidae, which includes the striped bass, the black sea bass, and many other food fishes.

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a. Zool.

Of or pertaining to the Serranidae.

 

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