Dictionary entry

Serranoid

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Ser‐ra″noid (?), n. [NL. Serranus, a typical genus (fr. L. serra a saw) + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Any fish of the family Serranidæ, which includes the striped bass, the black sea bass, and many other food fishes. — a.(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Serranidæ.