sur·geon·fish (sûr j n-f sh )n. pl. surgeonfish or sur·geon·fish·es Any of various bright-colored tropical marine fishes of the family Acanthuridae, having one or more sharp erectile spines near the base of the tail. [From its lancetlike spines, which resemble surgeons' instruments.] |
surgeonfish [ˈsɜːdʒənˌfɪʃ]
n pl -fish, -fishes
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) 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
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| Noun | 1. |  surgeonfish - brightly colored coral-reef fish with knifelike spines at the tailAcanthuridae, family Acanthuridae - surgeonfishes |
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