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parrotfish

[ par-uht-fish ]

noun

plural (especially collectively) parrotfish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) parrotfishes.
  1. 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.


parrotfish

/ ˈ±èæ°ùÉ™³ÙËŒ´Úɪʃ /

noun

  1. any brightly coloured tropical marine percoid fish of the family Scaridae, having parrot-like jaws
  2. any of various brightly coloured marine fish of the family Labridae
  3. any of various similar fishes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of parrotfish1

First recorded in 1705–15; parrot + fish
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The final experiment involved attaching the trumpetfish to the side of the parrotfish and moving the pair together.

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