sparoid

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adjective

Of or pertaining to the family, Sparidae, of deep-bodied, spinous-finned marine fish, including the sea bream, porgy, scup, and sheepshead.

OriginLatin sparus →
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Meanings

adjectivesparoid (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to the family, Sparidae, of deep-bodied, spinous-finned marine fish, including the sea bream, porgy, scup, and sheepshead.
nounsparoid (plural sparoids)

plural sparoids

  1. Any fish of the family Sparidae.

Origin

  1. Latinsparus“gilt-head, a certain kind of fish”
  2. Englishsparoid

From Latin sparus (“gilt-head, a certain kind of fish”) + -oid (“resembling”, suffix forming an adjective).

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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sparoid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sparoid.

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