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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SCA'RUS, n. A fish. [See Scar.]

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. any fish of the genus Scarus, with brightly coloured scales, and teeth fused to form a parrot-like beak used for eating coral. Also called parrot-fish. Etymology: L f. Gk skaros

Webster's 1913 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.