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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.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  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 ...
    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), ...
    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://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. Wrasse
    Wrasse is a popular English name for any marine percoid fish of the family Labridae, found in tropical and temperate seas. They have thick lips, strong teeth, and usually a bright colouration. Many are used as food fishes.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  10. wrasse
    Any bony fish of the family Labridae, found in temperate and tropical seas. They are slender and often brightly coloured, with a single long dorsal fin. They have elaborate courtship rituals, and some species can change their colouring and sex. Species vary in size from 5 cm/2 in to 2 m/6.5 ft
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  11. Wrasse
    The `wrasses` are a family, `Labridae`, of marine in--> long, although the largest, the Humphead wrasse, can measure up to . They are efficient carnivores, feeding on a wide range of small invertebrates. Many smaller wrasses follow the feeding trails of larger fish, picking up invertebrates disturbe...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrasse



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