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单词 wrasse
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wrasse

[ ras ]
/ ræs /

noun

any of various marine fishes of the family Labridae, especially of the genus Labrus, having thick, fleshy lips, powerful teeth, and usually a brilliant color, certain species being valued as food fishes.

Origin of wrasse

1665–75; apparently originally a plural of dial. (Cornwall) wrah, wraugh, wrath<Cornish wragh, lenited form of gwragh literally, old woman, hag; compare Welsh gwrach(en), Breton gwrac’h, also with both senses

Words nearby wrasse

wrapping, wrapping paper, wrapround, wrapt, wrap-up, wrasse, wrastle, wrath, wrathful, wrathy, wreak
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Example sentences from the Web for wrasse

  • Wrasse From Sicily brought to their table, alive in his own Sea water.

    The Satyricon, Complete|Petronius Arbiter
  • The wrasse brought from dangerous Syrtis is much more esteemed When fishing-boats founder!

    The Satyricon, Complete|Petronius Arbiter
  • The Wrasse has been retaken after a considerable period; therefore it is not dead.

    Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and the Arts, July-December, 1827|Various

British Dictionary definitions for wrasse

wrasse
/ (ræs) /

noun

any marine percoid fish of the family Labridae, of tropical and temperate seas, having thick lips, strong teeth, and usually a bright coloration: many are used as food fishes

Word Origin for wrasse

C17: from Cornish wrach; related to Welsh gwrach old woman
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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