'Crenilabrus melops' definitions:
Definition of 'Crenilabrus melops'
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- Sea partridge \Sea" par"tridge\ (Zool.) The gilthead (Crenilabrus melops), a fish of the British coasts. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Crenilabrus melops'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'Crenilabrus melops'
From: GCIDE
- Gilthead \Gilt"head`\, n. (Zool.) A marine fish. The name is applied to two species: (a) The Pagrus auratus (syn. Chrysophrys auratus), a valuable food fish common in the Mediterranean (so named from its golden-colored head); -- called also giltpoll. (b) The Crenilabrus melops, of the British coasts; -- called also golden maid, conner, sea partridge. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Crenilabrus melops'
From: GCIDE
- Goldfinny \Gold"fin`ny\, n. (Zool.) One of two or more species of European labroid fishes (Crenilabrus melops, and Ctenolabrus rupestris); -- called also goldsinny, and goldney. [1913 Webster]