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serranid

[suh-rey-nid, -rah-, -ran-id]

noun

  1. any of numerous percoid fishes of the family Serranidae, living chiefly in warm seas, including the sea basses and groupers.

adjective

  1. belonging or pertaining to the family Serranidae.

serranid

/ səˈrænɪd, ˈsɛrə-, ˈsɛrəˌnɔɪd /

noun

  1. any of numerous mostly marine percoid fishes of the family Serranidae: includes the sea basses, sea perches, groupers, and jewfish

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or belonging to the family Serranidae

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of serranid1

First recorded in 1895–1900, serranid is from the New Latin word Serranidae family name. See serranoid, -id 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of serranid1

C19: from New Latin Serranidae, from Գܲ genus name from Latin serra sawfish

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