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Serranus

noun
Ser·​ra·​nus | \ -rānəs, -rän-\

Definition of Serranus

: a genus (the type of the family Serranidae) of fishes including numerous small Pacific sea basses some of which are regarded as highly toxic

History and Etymology for Serranus

New Latin, from Latin serra saw + -anus -an

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