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单词 parrotfish
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parrotfish

[ par-uht-fish ]
/ ˈpær ətˌfɪʃ /

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.
Also called pollyfish.

Origin of parrotfish

First recorded in 1705–15; parrot + fish

Words nearby parrotfish

Parris Island, parritch, parrot, parrot-fashion, parrot fever, parrotfish, parrot's-bill, Parrot's disease, parrot's-feather, parrot toadstool, parrot tulip
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British Dictionary definitions for parrotfish

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
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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