scarus

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noun

A parrotfish, a Mediterranean food fish (any of various Scaridae species).

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Meanings

nounscarus (plural scari)

plural scari

  1. A parrotfish, a Mediterranean food fish (any of various Scaridae species).

Origin

  1. Latinscarus
  2. Englishscarus

From Latin scarus. See scar (“a kind of fish”).

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APA

scarus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scarus

MLA

“scarus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scarus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scarus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scarus.

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