The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
sparoid — /spair oyd, spar /, adj. 1. resembling or pertaining to the porgy family, Sparidae. n. 2. a sparoid fish. [1830 40; < NL Sparoides, equiv. to Spar(us) (see SPARID) + oides OID] * * * … Universalium
sparoid — 1. adjective Of or pertaining to fish of the Sparidae family. 2. noun Any fish of the Sparidae family … Wiktionary
sparoid — spar·oid … English syllables
sparoid — /ˈspærɔɪd/ (say sparoyd) adjective resembling or related to the Sparidae, a family of deep bodied marine fishes, as the Australian snapper and bream. {New Latin sparoīdēs, from Latin sparus, from Greek sparos kind of fish. See oid} …
sparoid — n. & adj. n. any marine fish of the family Sparidae, e.g. a porgy. adj. of or concerning the Sparidae. Etymology: mod.L Sparoides f. L sparus f. Gk sparos sea bream … Useful english dictionary
Sparidae — Sparoid Spa roid (?; 277), a. [L. sparus the gilthead + oid: cf. F. sparo[ i]de.] (Zo[ o]l.) Of or pertaining to the {Sparid[ae]}, a family of spinous finned fishes which includes the scup, sheepshead, and sea bream. n. One of the {Sparid[ae]}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sparidae — Sparoid Spa roid (?; 277), a. [L. sparus the gilthead + oid: cf. F. sparo[ i]de.] (Zo[ o]l.) Of or pertaining to the {Sparid[ae]}, a family of spinous finned fishes which includes the scup, sheepshead, and sea bream. n. One of the {Sparid[ae]}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Archosargus probatocephalus — Sheepshead Sheeps head , n. [So called because of the fancied resemblance of its head and front teeth to those of a sheep.] (Zo[ o]l.) A large and valuable sparoid food fish ({Archosargus probatocephalus} syn. {Diplodus probatocephalus}) found on … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bream — Bream, n. [OE. breme, brem, F. br[^e]me, OF. bresme, of German origin; cf. OHG. brahsema, brahsina, OLG. bressemo, G. brassen. Cf. {Brasse}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l) A European fresh water cyprinoid fish of the genus {Abramis}, little valued… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Caesiosoma Californiense — Half moon Half moon ( m[=oo]n ), n. 1. The moon at the quarters, when half its disk appears illuminated. [1913 Webster] 2. The shape of a half moon; a crescent. [1913 Webster] See how in warlike muster they appear, In rhombs, and wedges, and half … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
