Scarusn.

Brit.

/ˈskɛːrəs/, U.S.

/ˈskɛrəs/

Forms: Plural scari

/ˈskɛəraɪ/.

Etymology: < Latin scarus, < Greek σκάρος.

A fish described by ancient writers; in modern use, the name of the typical genus of the family Scaridæ; a fish of this genus, a parrotfish n. Cf. scar n.⁴, scare n.³, scaro n.

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Scarus1601

parrotfish1656

sea-parrot1666

scare1706

scaroa1717

scar1748

parrot wrasse1884

parrot-perch1898

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. ix. xvii. 245 The fish called Scarus..is said to chew cud.

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth III. 5 The salmon also is said to be of this number [sc. ruminants]: and, if we may believe Ovid, the scarus likewise.

1803 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. IV. ii. 394 Green Scarus [etc.].

1847 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) xii. 112 The sounds of the fish called scari.

1885 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 324 Ever since the time of Aristotle it has been maintained that the Scarus ruminates.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	scarus
释义	Scarusn. Brit. /ˈskɛːrəs/, U.S. /ˈskɛrəs/ Forms: Plural scari /ˈskɛəraɪ/. Etymology: < Latin scarus, < Greek σκάρος. A fish described by ancient writers; in modern use, the name of the typical genus of the family Scaridæ; a fish of this genus, a parrotfish n. Cf. scar n.⁴, scare n.³, scaro n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Percoidei > [noun] > member of family Scaridae (parrot-fish) Scarus1601 parrotfish1656 sea-parrot1666 scare1706 scaroa1717 scar1748 parrot wrasse1884 parrot-perch1898 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. ix. xvii. 245 The fish called Scarus..is said to chew cud. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth III. 5 The salmon also is said to be of this number [sc. ruminants]: and, if we may believe Ovid, the scarus likewise. 1803 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. IV. ii. 394 Green Scarus [etc.]. 1847 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) xii. 112 The sounds of the fish called scari. 1885 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 324 Ever since the time of Aristotle it has been maintained that the Scarus ruminates. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1601
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