searness (sernes)

[Also serene ; sea-robber (sē'robėr), n. A pirate; one who robs on the high seas. Compare sea - rover. Trade. is much disturbed by pirates and sea robbers. Milton, Letters of State. sea-robin (sē'robin), n. 1. A fish of the family Triglidæ. In the United States, one of various species of the genus Prionotus, which is distinguished from Trigla by the longer pectoral fins and the development of teeth on the palatine bones. They are more or le red in color, Sea-robin ( Prionotus palmipes). and are distinguished by the development of three rays below the pectoral fins on each side, serving as organs both of progre ion and of sensation. Several species are found along the eastern coast of the United States, as P. evolans, P. strig at us, and P. palmipes. 2. The red-breasted merganser, Mergus serra tor. [Rowley, Ma achusetts.]