Sparoid \Spa"roid\ (?; 277), a. [L. sparus the gilthead + -oid: cf. F. sparo["i]de.] (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the {Sparidae}, a family of spinous-finned fishes which includes the scup, sheepshead, and sea bream. -- n. One of the {Sparidae}. [1913 Webster]