Associations to the word «Wrasse»

Wiktionary

WRASSE, noun. Any one of numerous edible, marine, spiny-finned fishes of the family Labridae, of which several species are found in the Mediterranean and on the Atlantic coast of Europe. Many of the species are bright-colored.

Dictionary definition

WRASSE, noun. Chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth; usually brightly colored.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats