surgeonfish
[ sur-juh n-fish ]
/ ˈsɜr dʒənˌfɪʃ /
noun, plural (especially collectively) sur·geon·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) sur·geon·fish·es.
any tropical, coral-reef fish of the family Acanthuridae, with one or more sharp spines near the base of the tail fin.
Words nearby surgeonfish
surge tide,
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surgeon general,
surgeon's knot,
surgeoncy,
surgeonfish,
surgery,
surgical,
surgical abdomen,
surgical anatomy,
surgical anesthesia
British Dictionary definitions for surgeonfish
surgeonfish
/ (ˈsɜːdʒənˌfɪʃ) /
noun plural -fish or -fishes
any tropical marine spiny-finned fish of the family Acanthuridae, having a compressed brightly coloured body with one or more knifelike spines at the base of the tail