The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]