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labroid

/ ˈleɪ-; ˈlæbrɪd; ˈlæbrɔɪd /

noun

  1. any percoid fish of the family Labridae (wrasses)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Labridae
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of labroid1

C19: from New Latin Labroidea, from Latin lābrus a fish, from labrum lip
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Example Sentences

Pea′chick, the young of the pea-fowl; Pea′cock-fish, a variegated labroid fish; Pea′-fowl, the peacock or peahen.

Tautog, taw-tog′, n. a labroid fish of the United States Atlantic coast.

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