parrotfish
[ par-uh t-fish ]
/ ˈpær ətˌfɪʃ /
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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.
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Nearby words
- parrot's disease,
- parrot's-bill,
- parrot's-feather,
- parrot-fashion,
- parrot-fish,
- parry,
- parry channel,
- parry islands,
- parry's disease,
- pars
Origin of parrotfish
Also called pollyfish.
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Examples 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
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
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