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Webster 1913 Edition


Sparoid

Spa′roid

(?; 277)
,
Adj.
[L.
sparus
the gilthead +
-oid
: cf. F.
sparoïde
.]
(Zool.)
Of or pertaining to the
Sparidae
, a family of spinous-finned fishes which includes the scup, sheepshead, and sea bream.
Noun.
One of the
Sparidae
.

Definition 2024


sparoid

sparoid

English

Adjective

sparoid (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to fish of the Sparidae family.

Noun

sparoid (plural sparoids)

  1. Any fish of the Sparidae family.