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Webster 1913 Edition


Scarus

‖

Sca′rus

,
Noun.
[L. See
Scar
a kind of fish.]
(Zool.)
A Mediterranean food fish (
Sparisoma scarus
) of excellent quality and highly valued by the Romans; – called also
parrot fish
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Scarus

SCA'RUS

,
Noun.
A fish. [See Scar.]