seawife

seawife
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun (plural seawives)
: either of two European Wrasses (Labrus vetula and Acantholabrus yarrelli) related to the tautog

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seaˈwife noun
A kind of wrasse
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  • Seawife — Sea wife , n.; pl. {Seawives}. (Zo[ o]l.) A European wrasse ({Labrus vetula}). [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Labrus vetula — Seawife Sea wife , n.; pl. {Seawives}. (Zo[ o]l.) A European wrasse ({Labrus vetula}). [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Seawives — Seawife Sea wife , n.; pl. {Seawives}. (Zo[ o]l.) A European wrasse ({Labrus vetula}). [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Labrus comber — Wrasse Wrasse, n. [W. gwrachen.] (Zo[ o]l.) 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Labrus lineatus — Wrasse Wrasse, n. [W. gwrachen.] (Zo[ o]l.) 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Labrus maculatus — Wrasse Wrasse, n. [W. gwrachen.] (Zo[ o]l.) 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Labrus mixtus — Wrasse Wrasse, n. [W. gwrachen.] (Zo[ o]l.) 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Labrus vulgaris — Wrasse Wrasse, n. [W. gwrachen.] (Zo[ o]l.) 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wrasse — Wrasse, n. [W. gwrachen.] (Zo[ o]l.) 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ronald Squire — (* 25. März 1886 in Tiverton; † 16. November 1958 in London) war ein britischer Schauspieler. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Filmografie (Auswahl) 3 Weblinks …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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