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单词 wrasse
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
wrasse  (ras),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Fishany of various marine fishes of the family Labridae, esp. of the genus Labrus, having thick, fleshy lips, powerful teeth, and usually a brilliant color, certain species being valued as food fishes.
  • Cornish wragh, lenited form of gwragh literally, old woman, hag; compare Welsh gwrach(en), Breton gwrac'h, also with both senses
  • apparently origin, originally a plural of dialect, dialectal (Cornwall) wrah, wraugh, wrath 1665–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
wrasse /ræs/ n
  1. 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
Etymology: 17th Century: from Cornish wrach; related to Welsh gwrach old woman
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