Etymology

serranoid

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Today it means: Any fish of the family Serranidae, which includes the striped bass, the black sea bass, and many other food fishes. Full definition →

translingual Serranus
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  1. translingual · derived fromSerranus
  2. English todayserranoid

From translingual Serranus + -oid (“resembling”), this being the typical genus.

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