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rock beauty

American  

noun

  1. a gold and black butterflyfish, Holocanthus tricolor, ranging from the West Indies to Brazil.

Etymology

Origin of rock beauty

First recorded in 1890–95

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Parrotfish, rock beauties, yellowtail snappers, blue tangs and horse-eye jacks are everywhere.

From Washington Post

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