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单词 sparid
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Definition of sparid in English:

sparid

nounˈspeɪrɪdˈsparɪdˈsperəd
Zoology
  • A fish of the sea bream family (Sparidae ), whose members are marine and have deep bodies with long spiny dorsal fins.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • We used the two satellite DNA families of the sparid species for phylogenetic inference of the group.
    • The diet of the lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris, collected from the Bahamas, is dominated by inner neritic fish, like sparids, lutjanids and gerreids.
    • According to Domain, the sparid community is composed of species with a preference for cold waters.
    • Crossbreading of some sparid species was performed in order to select some hybrids with desirable characteristics.

Origin

1960s: from modern Latin Sparidae (plural), via Latin from Greek sparos 'sea bream'.

 
 

Definition of sparid in US English:

sparid

nounˈsperəd
Zoology
  • A fish of the sea bream family (Sparidae), whose members are marine and have deep bodies with long spiny dorsal fins.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • We used the two satellite DNA families of the sparid species for phylogenetic inference of the group.
    • The diet of the lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris, collected from the Bahamas, is dominated by inner neritic fish, like sparids, lutjanids and gerreids.
    • According to Domain, the sparid community is composed of species with a preference for cold waters.
    • Crossbreading of some sparid species was performed in order to select some hybrids with desirable characteristics.

Origin

1960s: from modern Latin Sparidae (plural), via Latin from Greek sparos ‘sea bream’.

 
 
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