English Dictionary: wrasse | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Wrasse \Wrasse\, n. [W. gwrachen.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous edible, marine, spiny-finned fishes of the genus {Labrus}, of which several species are found in the Mediterranean and on the Atlantic coast of Europe. Many of the species are bright-colored. Note: Among the European species are the ballan wrasse ({Labrus maculatus}), the streaked wrasse ({L. lineatus}), the red wrasse ({L. mixtus}), the comber wrasse ({L. comber}), the blue-striped, or cook, wrasse (see {Peacock fish}, under {Peacock}), the rainbow wrasse ({L. vulgaris}), and the seawife. |