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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SCARUS

n.A fish. [See Scar. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SCARUS

Sca "rus, n. Etym: [L. See Scar a kind of fish. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A Mediterranean food fish (Sparisoma scarus ) od excellent quality and highly valued by the Romans; -- called also parrot fish.