serranoid

[ ser-uh-noid ]

adjective
  1. resembling or related to the sea bass family Serranidae.

noun
  1. a serranoid fish.

Origin of serranoid

1
1880–85; <New Latin Serran(us) genus of fishes (Latin serr(a) sawfish + -ānus-an) + -oid

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