labrid

labrid
/lay"brid, lab"rid/, n.
1. any of numerous fishes of the family Labridae, including the wrasses, the tautog, and the cunner, and characterized chiefly by well-developed teeth and, often, brilliant colors.
adj.
2. belonging or pertaining to the labrids.
[ < NL Labridae, equiv. to Labr(us) a genus + -idae -ID2]

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