sparid

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noun

Any of several perciform fishes of the family Sparidae

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porgysparid fish
OriginLatin sparus →
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Meanings

nounsparid (plural sparids)

plural sparids

  1. Any of several perciform fishes of the family Sparidae

    Synonyms: porgy

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of several perciform fishes of the family Sparidae

Similar
porgy

More synonyms by meaning

nounspiny-finned food fishes of warm waters having well-developed teeth

Similar
sparid fish
Broader
percoid fishpercoidpercoidean

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinsparus“bream”
  2. Englishsparid

From Latin sparus (“bream”) + -id.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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