parrotfishn.

Brit.

/ˈparətfɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈpɛrətˌfɪʃ/, Australian English

/ˈpærətfɪʃ/, New Zealand English

/ˈpɛrətfɪʃ/, South African English

/ˈpærətfɪʃ/

Forms: see parrot n.¹ and fish n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: parrot n.¹, fish n.¹

Etymology: < parrot n.¹ + fish n.¹, so called in senses a and c on account of the hard beak-like mouth formed by fusion of the front teeth, and in sense b on account of the brilliant colouring.

(a) Any of various beaked fishes constituting the tropical family Scaridae, esp. of the genera Scarus and Sparisoma, which feed by scraping coral and algae from coral reefs. (b) Chiefly Australian and New Zealand. Any of several brightly coloured fishes of the family Labridae; a wrasse. (c) Chiefly South African. The edible beaked fish Oplegnathus conwayi (family Oplegnathidae), of the southern Indian Ocean; also called Cape knifejaw.

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the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Percoidei > [noun] > member of family Scaridae (parrot-fish)

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1656 J. Tradescant Musæum Tradescantianum iii. 8 Parrot fishes.

1679 T. Trapham Disc. Health Jamaica 66 Various Snappers..Sprat, Drummers, Parret fish, Dolphins [etc.].

1712 E. Cooke Voy. S. Sea 28 We also took here that they call the Parrot-Fish.

1736 Philos. Trans. 1735–6 (Royal Soc.) 39 113 Psittacus Piscis, viridis, Bahamensis: The Parrot-Fish; so called from the Shape of the Head, and its beautiful Variety of Colours, green, blue, red, and yellow.

1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. iii. 446 The larger painted Parrot-fish. This fish has the most beautiful lustres of any I have ever yet seen,..the jaws thick and strong, resembling the beak of a parrot.

1827 in Hist. Rec. Austral. (1923) 3rd Ser. VI. 271 The Fish we caught were ‘Parrot Fish’.

1849 J. P. Townsend Rambles & Observ. New S. Wales 10 In Port Jackson is found the parrot-fish, whose varied colours have given it that name.

1885 C. F. Holder Marvels Animal Life 1 The gorgeous parrot-fishes are the sun-birds of the sea.

1906 East London Daily Dispatch (S. Afr.) 12 Mar. 3 I secured the head of the parrot fish which is somewhat rare on our coast, in fact it is rare anywhere, only one genus of this family being known to science.

1934 T. Wood Cobbers 223 Parrot fish, which had two blue front teeth, a blue star radiating from the eyes, and blue bones.

1966 T. C. Roughley Fish & Fisheries Austral. (rev. ed.) i. 87 In Australia, however, the term ‘parrot-fish’ is widely used for various members of the family Labridae.

1994 Equinox Jan. 84/1 The crackling sound that seems to be present everywhere I snorkel..is the munching of parrotfish; their jaws are fused into an amazingly birdlike bill.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	parrotfish
释义	parrotfishn. Brit. /ˈparətfɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈpɛrətˌfɪʃ/, Australian English /ˈpærətfɪʃ/, New Zealand English /ˈpɛrətfɪʃ/, South African English /ˈpærətfɪʃ/ Forms: see parrot n.¹ and fish n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: parrot n.¹, fish n.¹ Etymology: < parrot n.¹ + fish n.¹, so called in senses a and c on account of the hard beak-like mouth formed by fusion of the front teeth, and in sense b on account of the brilliant colouring. (a) Any of various beaked fishes constituting the tropical family Scaridae, esp. of the genera Scarus and Sparisoma, which feed by scraping coral and algae from coral reefs. (b) Chiefly Australian and New Zealand. Any of several brightly coloured fishes of the family Labridae; a wrasse. (c) Chiefly South African. The edible beaked fish Oplegnathus conwayi (family Oplegnathidae), of the southern Indian Ocean; also called Cape knifejaw. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Percoidei > [noun] > miscellaneous type of bluefish1622 parrotfish1656 emperor1666 blue hound-fish1672 green fish1743 reef fish1872 blue1885 flagtail1905 basslet1928 schoolmistress fish1929 the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Percoidei > [noun] > member of family Scaridae (parrot-fish) Scarus1601 parrotfish1656 sea-parrot1666 scare1706 scaroa1717 scar1748 parrot wrasse1884 parrot-perch1898 the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Labrioidei (wrasse) > [noun] > family Labridae > member of genus Labrichthys (spotty) parrotfish1656 spotty1872 wrasse1872 1656 J. Tradescant Musæum Tradescantianum iii. 8 Parrot fishes. 1679 T. Trapham Disc. Health Jamaica 66 Various Snappers..Sprat, Drummers, Parret fish, Dolphins [etc.]. 1712 E. Cooke Voy. S. Sea 28 We also took here that they call the Parrot-Fish. 1736 Philos. Trans. 1735–6 (Royal Soc.) 39 113 Psittacus Piscis, viridis, Bahamensis: The Parrot-Fish; so called from the Shape of the Head, and its beautiful Variety of Colours, green, blue, red, and yellow. 1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. iii. 446 The larger painted Parrot-fish. This fish has the most beautiful lustres of any I have ever yet seen,..the jaws thick and strong, resembling the beak of a parrot. 1827 in Hist. Rec. Austral. (1923) 3rd Ser. VI. 271 The Fish we caught were ‘Parrot Fish’. 1849 J. P. Townsend Rambles & Observ. New S. Wales 10 In Port Jackson is found the parrot-fish, whose varied colours have given it that name. 1885 C. F. Holder Marvels Animal Life 1 The gorgeous parrot-fishes are the sun-birds of the sea. 1906 East London Daily Dispatch (S. Afr.) 12 Mar. 3 I secured the head of the parrot fish which is somewhat rare on our coast, in fact it is rare anywhere, only one genus of this family being known to science. 1934 T. Wood Cobbers 223 Parrot fish, which had two blue front teeth, a blue star radiating from the eyes, and blue bones. 1966 T. C. Roughley Fish & Fisheries Austral. (rev. ed.) i. 87 In Australia, however, the term ‘parrot-fish’ is widely used for various members of the family Labridae. 1994 Equinox Jan. 84/1 The crackling sound that seems to be present everywhere I snorkel..is the munching of parrotfish; their jaws are fused into an amazingly birdlike bill. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1656
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