Wrasse

Word WRASSE
Character 6
Hyphenation wrasse
Pronunciations /ɹæs/

Definitions and meanings of "Wrasse"

What do we mean by wrasse?

Any of numerous often brightly colored marine fishes of the family Labridae, having spiny fins and thick lips and valued for food and for home aquariums. noun

In New Zealand, Pseudolabrus bothryocosmus. Called also poddly, spotty, and kelp-fish. noun

An acanthopterygian teleost fish of the family Labridæ; any labrid, or labroid fish, having thick fleshy lips, strong sharp teeth, and usually brilliant coloration. See parrot-fish (with cut). noun

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-colored. noun

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-colored. noun

Chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth; usually brightly colored noun

Any one of numerous edible, marine, spiny-finned fishes of the family Labridae, of which several species are found in the Mediterranean and on the Atlantic coast of Europe. Many of the species are brightly colored.

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The word "wrasse" in example sentences

Potassium cyanide is squirted directly at target fish species such as grouper or Napoleon wrasse, paralyzing them and enabling them to be collected alive. ❋ James Morgan (2011)

The cleaner wrasse gets its dinner by plucking parasites off the bodies of its “client” fishes, even from inside the mouths. ❋ Martin A. Nowak (2011)

In the 10-year period in question, 33 new fish species have been found in the waters around the island, including the damselfish, a strikingly brilliant blue wrasse and seven species of zig-zag rainbow fish, an 11cm-long creature which lives in shallow waters. ❋ Unknown (2011)

When a wrasse tends a great grouper, the little cleaner sometimes swims into the gill chambers and mouth, demonstrating remarkable faith that it is not going to be eaten. ❋ Martin A. Nowak (2011)

Indeed, the punsters might come over and kick your wrasse. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But he stopped short at the aquarium where a Hawaiian cleaner wrasse stared sadly out. ❋ Robert Wintner (2010)

Dentex and rainbow-colored wrasse snuffle the white sand below, stirring up a meal, while tiger-striped gobies lay among the rocks, waiting to snap the smaller fish up in turn. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Elsewhere, flocks of swans and geese glide in the resort's lagoons and ponds, while the surrounding reef waters are teeming with schools of Maori wrasse, angelfish, marlin and sea turtles. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Is an oxpecker a parasite or a helpful scavenger - your basic feathered cleaner wrasse? ❋ Darren Naish (2007)

During a one-hour dive, thousands of colorful tropical fish were on display: clown triggerfish, patterned with circles and squiggles in black, white, orange and yellow; bright yellow, blue-girdled emperor angel fish; a school of gray bumphead parrot fish -- whose heads do indeed resemble a parrot's; and a small squad of napoleon wrasse. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It's placed at a "cleaning station" where sharks and rays literally line up to get their parasites cleaned off their skin by cleaner wrasse fish. ❋ WENDEE HOLTCAMP (2008)

But I used it to describe the involuntary sex change and color change of a Mardi Gras wrasse in an article I'm writing and my spell checker didn't flash "no no no no!" ❋ WENDEE HOLTCAMP (2008)

This picture is actually a moray eel having its teeth cleaned by a cleaner wrasse. ❋ Unknown (2006)

These include the clownfish (Amphiprion), damselfish (Dascyllus), and wrasse (Coris gaimardi). ❋ Unknown (2008)

The dive went pretty close to how I had described it: The garden eels performed their underwater ballet, the parrot fish grazed on the coral, and the ever-elusive male flame wrasse flared their colors to defend their territory. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Endemic fish include the Malpelo barnacle-blenny Acanthenblemaria stephensi, Malpelo wrasse Halichoeres malpelo, pretty goby Chriolepis lepidotus, Rubinoff's triplefin Axoclinus rubinoffi and twinspot triplefin Lepidonectes bimaculata. ❋ Unknown (2008)

A few species of fish are known to eat these large sea stars including triton shells, painted-prawns, green triggerfish and the Napoleon wrasse. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Looking into the clear water, he would see schools of groupers, wrasse and coral trout feeding off the protozoans, algae and crustaceans that live among the coral. ❋ Unknown (2007)

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