labroid

/ ˈleɪ-; ˈlæbrɪd; ˈlæbrɔɪd /

noun

1. any percoid fish of the family Labridae (wrasses)

adjective

1. of or relating to the Labridae

Word History and Origins

Origin of labroid¹

C19: from New Latin Labroidea, from Latin lābrus a fish, from labrum lip

Example Sentences

Tautog, taw-tog′, n. a labroid fish of the United States Atlantic coast.

From Project Gutenberg

Having but one specimen of Assiculus for examination, I have not been able to submit it to dissection to see whether the structure of its intestines be the same or not, but both it and Pseudochromis differ very widely from the labroid type in their scales, possessing the peculiar firm, shining, strongly ciliated structure, which we observe in Glyphisodon and its allies, and in the lateral line being interrupted in a precisely similar manner.

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