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from The Century Dictionary.

  • In Günther's system of classification, the second group of Labridæ, having a dorsal fin with 20 rays, 13 of which are spinous, and the lateral teeth more or less confluent into an obtuse osseous ridge, while the anterior remain free and conical.

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