parrotfish
[ par-uh t-fish ]
/ ˈpær ətˌfɪʃ /
noun, plural (especially collectively) par·rot·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) par·rot·fish·es.
any of various chiefly tropical marine fishes, especially of the family Scaridae: so called because of their brilliant coloring and the shape of their jaws.
Also called
pollyfish.
Words nearby parrotfish
Example sentences from the Web for parrot-fish
They employ it as they do the parrot-fish, to give a different colour to the plumage of their parrots.
The Western World |W.H.G. KingstonAmong them is the curious and handsome pirarara, or parrot-fish.
The Western World |W.H.G. KingstonThe most curious of these is the parrot-fish, whose head is shaped like the beak of the parrot, and whose color is light green.
Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States |Raphael Semmes
British Dictionary definitions for parrot-fish
parrotfish
/ (ˈpærətˌfɪʃ) /
noun plural -fish or -fishes
any brightly coloured tropical marine percoid fish of the family Scaridae, having parrot-like jaws
Australian
any of various brightly coloured marine fish of the family Labridae
any of various similar fishes