Definition of Scaridae
:a family of marine percoid fishes closely resembling the Labridae but having the teeth of the jaws more or less coalescent and comprising the true parrot fishes
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Scaridae
plural noun
Scar·i·dae
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ˈskarəˌdē
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Origin and Etymology of scaridae
New Latin, from Scarus, type genus + -idae
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