scarus
noun
scar·us
ˈska(a)rəs
1
plural -es : a parrot fish (Sparisoma cretense) of the Mediterranean of excellent table quality and highly esteemed by the ancient Romans
2
capitalized [New Latin, from Latin, parrot fish] : the type genus of Scaridae comprising fishes with the teeth completely consolidated so that the jaws have the appearance of a bird's beak compare parrot fish
Word History
Etymology
Latin, from Greek skaros; probably akin to Greek skairein to skip, leap
- dnaases
- dnas
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- DNC
- dneprodzerzhinsk
- dnepropetrovsk
- DNF
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- Dniester
- Dniprodzerzhyns'k
- Dnipropetrovs'k
- DNP
- DNR
- dnus
- do
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- do (someone or something) an injustice
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