pearly razorfish


noun

See under razorfish.

Words nearby pearly razorfish

Definition for pearly razorfish (2 of 2)

razorfish
[ rey-zer-fish ]
/ ˈreɪ zərˌfɪʃ /

noun, plural (especially collectively) ra·zor·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) ra·zor·fish·es.

any of several wrasses of the genus Hemipteronatus having a compressed, sharp-edged head, as H. novacula (pearly razorfish), of the West Indies and the Mediterranean Sea.

Origin of razorfish

First recorded in 1595–1605; razor + fish