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Wrasse
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What's The Definition Of Wrasse?
[n] chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth; usually brightly colored
Synonyms | Synonyms for Wrasse: Related Terms | Find terms related to Wrasse: See Also | Achoerodus gouldii | bergall | blackfish | bluehead | cunner | giant pigfish | Halicoeres bivittatus | Halicoeres radiatus | hog snapper | hogfish | Lachnolaimus maximus | percoid | percoid fish | percoidean | pigfish | puddingwife | razorfish | slippery dick | tautog | Tautoga onitis | Tautogolabrus adspersus | Thalassoma bifasciatum Wrasse In Webster's Dictionary \Wrasse\, n. [W. gwrachen.] (Zo["o]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.
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