资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Sparoid \Spa"roid\ (?; 277), a. [L. sparus the gilthead + -oid:
   cf. F. sparo["i]de.] (Zo["o]l.)
   Of or pertaining to the {Sparid[ae]}, a family of
   spinous-finned fishes which includes the scup, sheepshead,
   and sea bream. -- n. One of the {Sparid[ae]}.

Sparoid \Spa"roid\ (?; 277), a. [L. sparus the gilthead + -oid:
   cf. F. sparo["i]de.] (Zo["o]l.)
   Of or pertaining to the {Sparid[ae]}, a family of
   spinous-finned fishes which includes the scup, sheepshead,
   and sea bream. -- n. One of the {Sparid[ae]}.

Perciformes \Per`ci*for"mes\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.)
   An extensive tribe or suborder of fishes, including the true
   perches ({Percid[ae]}); the pondfishes ({Centrarchid[ae]});
   the sci[ae]noids ({Sci[ae]nid[ae]}); the sparoids
   ({Sparid[ae]}); the serranoids ({Serranid[ae]}), and some
   other related families.

资料来源 : WordNet®

Sparidae
     n : porgies; scups [syn: {family Sparidae}]