单词 | parrotfish |
释义 | 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 parrotfishFirst recorded in 1705–15; parrot + fish Words nearby parrotfishParris Island, parritch, parrot, parrot-fashion, parrot fever, parrotfish, parrot's-bill, Parrot's disease, parrot's-feather, parrot toadstool, parrot tulip Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for parrotfishparrotfish / (ˈpærətˌfɪʃ) / noun plural -fish or -fishesany 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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