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Look up: wrasse

  1. wrasse
    [n] - chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Wrasse
    A fish with teeth often caught close in around rock ledges at Staithes, Kettleness, Hawsker, Robin hoods bay and Ravenscar.
    Found on http://www.whitbyseaanglers.co.uk/rock-f

  3. Wrasse
    Wrasse noun [ W. gwrachen .] (Zoology) Any one of numerous edible, marine, spiny-finned fishes of the genus Labrus , of which several species are found in the Mediterranean and on the Atlantic coast of Europe. Many of the species are bright-colored. » Among the European species are the ballan wrasse ( Labrus maculatus ), the streaked wrasse ( Latin lineatus ), ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/53

  4. wrasse
    <zoology> Any one of numerous edible, marine, spiny-finned fishes of the genus Labrus, of which several species are found in the Mediterranean and on the Atlantic coast of Europe. Many of the species are bright-coloured. ... Among the European species are the ballan wrasse (Labrus maculatus), the streaked wrasse (L. Lineatus), the red wrasse ( ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  5. wrasse
    noun chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth; usually brightly colored
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  6. Wrasse
    The `wrasses` are a family, `Labridae`, of marine fish, many of which are brightly colored. The family is large and diverse, with about 500 species in 60 genera.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrasse

  7. Wrasse
    • (n.) Any one of numerous edible, marine, spiny-finned fishes of the genus Labrus, of which several species are found in the Mediterranean and on the Atlantic coast of Europe. Many of the species are bright-colored.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  8. wrasse
    any of 300 or more species of marine fishes of the family Labridae (order Perciformes). Wrasses range from about 5 centimetres (2 inches) to 2 ... [3 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/w/55

  9. wrasse
    wrasse (răs) , common name for a member of the large family Labridae, brilliantly colored fishes found among rocks and kelp in tropical seas. Wrasses, related to the parrotfishes, feed on mollusks and are equipped with shell-crushing teeth in both the mouth and throat. The lips are fleshy, and...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08527


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