- graysby
- grays·by
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graysby
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Graysby — Cephalopholis cruentata Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii … Wikipedia
graysby — /grayz bee/, n., pl. graysbies. a serranid fish, Epinephelus cruentatus, inhabiting warm waters of the western Atlantic Ocean, having a reddish gray body marked with vermilion spots. [orig. uncert.] * * * species of sea bass (q.v.). * * * … Universalium
graysby — ˈgrāzbē noun ( es) Etymology: origin unknown : a serranid fish (Petrometopon cruentatus) of the tropical western Atlantic typically reddish gray with vermilion spots but sometimes darker with brown spots or pale and banded * * * /grayz bee/, n.,… … Useful english dictionary
Cephalopholis — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii … Wikipedia
sea bass — /bas/ 1. any of numerous marine fishes of the family Serranidae. Cf. black sea bass. 2. any of numerous related or similar marine food fishes. [1755 65, Amer] * * * Any of about 400 species (family Serranidae) of carnivorous fishes, most of which … Universalium
red hind — noun 1. : a grouper (Epinephelus guttatus) ranging from the Carolinas to Brazil having red spots, being variably colored but usually light gray, tannish yellow, or whitish, and being important as a food fish in Cuba called also cabrilla 2. :… … Useful english dictionary
