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1. (n.) wrasse
any tropical marine fish of the family Labridae, esp. of the genus Labrus, having thick, fleshy lips and powerful teeth.
Etymology: (1665–75; appar. orig. a pl. of dial. (Cornwall) wrah, wrath < Cornish wragh, var. of gwragh lit., old woman, hag; cf. Welsh gwrach(en), Breton gwrac&hamza;h)
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1. (noun) wrasse
chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth; usually brightly colored
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1. (noun) wrasse
any one of numerous edible, marine, spiny-finned fishes of the genus Labrus, of which several species are found in the Mediterranean and on the Atlantic coast of Europe. Many of the species are bright-colored
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