SERRANOID

Ser‐ra″noid (?), n. [[NL. Serranus, a typical genus (fr. L. serra a saw) + -oid.]] (Zoöl.) Any fish of the family Serranidæ, which includes the striped bass, the black sea bass, and many other food fishes. — a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Serranidæ.