Sparoid

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sparoid \Spa"roid\ (?; 277), a. [L. sparus the gilthead + -oid:
     cf. F. sparo["i]de.] (Zool.)
     Of or pertaining to the {Sparidae}, a family of
     spinous-finned fishes which includes the scup, sheepshead,
     and sea bream. -- n. One of the {Sparidae}.
     [1913 Webster]