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Serranidae 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.
Serranoid Serranoid Ser*ra"noid, n. [NL. Serranus, a typical genus (fr.
L. serra a saw) + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any fish of the family Serranid[ae], which includes the
striped bass, the black sea bass, and many other food fishes.
-- a. (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the Serranid[ae].
Serranus clathratus Kelp Kelp, n. [Formerly kilpe; of unknown origin.]
1. The calcined ashes of seaweed, -- formerly much used in
the manufacture of glass, now used in the manufacture of
iodine.
2. (Bot.) Any large blackish seaweed.
Note: Laminaria is the common kelp of Great Britain;
Macrocystis pyrifera and Nereocystis Lutkeana are
the great kelps of the Pacific Ocean.
Kelp crab (Zo["o]l.), a California spider crab (Epialtus
productus), found among seaweeds, which it resembles in
color.
Kelp salmon (Zo["o]l.), a serranoid food fish (Serranus
clathratus) of California. See Cabrilla.
