wrasse
/ɹæs/
wrasse 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.
Noun
wrasse (plural wrasses)
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- sea parrot
wrasse meaning in Tamil, Tagalog, Thai and Vietnamese
wrasse in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்
wrasse in Tagalog
- fish of the family Labridae
- maming
wrasse in Thai
- fish of the family Labridae
- ปลานกขุนทอง bplaa-nók-kǔn-tɔɔng
wrasse in Vietnamese
- fish of the family Labridae
- cá bàng chài
Synonyms of wrasse
Forms of wrasse
| plural | wrasses |
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Origin of wrasse
Plural of dialectal (Cornwall) wrah, wraugh, wrath, from Cornish wragh (“old woman, hag; wrasse”), lenited form of gwragh.
Words formed from wrasse
Words that rhyme with wrasse
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- bagasse
- Corinthian brass
- cuirass
- en masse
- frass
- Lefkas
- madras
- morass
- Pendergrass
- volte-face
- wass
- world-class
- adder's grass
- alas
- asse
- bamboo grass
- chasse
- das
- dass
- dogtooth grass
- flyaway grass
- hey pass
- Inner Brass
- khalass
- khalassed
- lac
- lift pass
- low mass
- Neptune grass
- outclass
- Outer Brass
- Ratass
- rockmass
- saas
- shass
- tass
- tasse
- thass
- wassed
Questions about wrasse
- What does wrasse mean?
- Wrasse means 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.
- What is wrasse in Tamil?
- Wrasse in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Wrasse meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is wrasse?
- Wrasse is a noun.
- How do you pronounce wrasse?
- Wrasse is pronounced /ɹæs/.
- What is the plural of wrasse?
- The plural of wrasse is wrasses.
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