The Collaborative International Dictionary
Scarus \Sca"rus\, n. [L. See Scar a kind of fish.] (Zo["o]l.) A Mediterranean food fish ( Sparisoma scarus) of excellent quality and highly valued by the Romans; -- called also parrot fish.
Wiktionary
n. A Mediterranean food fish (''Sparisoma scarus''); parrotfish.
Wikipedia
Scarus is a genus of parrotfish. With at least 52 currently recognised extant species, it is by far the largest genus in this group. The vast majority are found at reefs in the Indo-Pacific, but a small number of species are found in the warmer parts of the eastern Pacific, and the western and eastern Atlantic. Most are very colourful, and have strikingly different initial (males and females) and terminal (males only) phases. Most species have a maximum length between , but the rainbow parrotfish (Scarus guacamaia) reaches .
Usage examples of "scarus".
The , or scarus, is mentioned by several ancient authors, as a fish of the most delicate flavour, and is supposed to be of the same nature with our chars in Cumberland, and some other parts of this kingdom.
As one of his commanders, Scarus, puts it, T never saw an action of such shame.