squirrelfish

[ skwur-uhl-fish, skwuhr- or, especially British, skwir- ]

/ ˈskwɜr əlˌfɪʃ, ˈskwʌr- or, especially British, ˈskwɪr- /

noun, plural (especially collectively) squir·rel·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) squir·rel·fish·es.

any of several brightly colored, nocturnal fishes of the family Holocentridae, inhabiting shallow waters of tropical reefs, especially the reddish Holocentrus ascensionis of the West Indies, armed with sharp spines and scales.

Origin of squirrelfish

First recorded in 1795–1805; perhaps after the sound it makes out of water, likened to a squirrel's bark

Words nearby squirrelfish

squirmy, squirrel, squirrel away, squirrel cage, squirrel corn, squirrelfish, squirrel monkey, squirrel's-foot fern, squirrel-tail grass, squirrely, squirt

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British Dictionary definitions for squirrelfish

squirrelfish

/ (ˈskwɪrəlˌfɪʃ) /

noun plural -fish or -fishes

any tropical marine brightly coloured teleost fish of the family Holocentridae

Word Origin for squirrelfish

C18: so called because it can make a squirrel-like noise

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

单词	squirrelfish
释义	squirrelfish [ skwur-uhl-fish, skwuhr- or, especially British, skwir- ] / ˈskwɜr əlˌfɪʃ, ˈskwʌr- or, especially British, ˈskwɪr- / noun, plural (especially collectively) squir·rel·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) squir·rel·fish·es. any of several brightly colored, nocturnal fishes of the family Holocentridae, inhabiting shallow waters of tropical reefs, especially the reddish Holocentrus ascensionis of the West Indies, armed with sharp spines and scales. Origin of squirrelfish First recorded in 1795–1805; perhaps after the sound it makes out of water, likened to a squirrel's bark Words nearby squirrelfish squirmy, squirrel, squirrel away, squirrel cage, squirrel corn, squirrelfish, squirrel monkey, squirrel's-foot fern, squirrel-tail grass, squirrely, squirt Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for squirrelfish squirrelfish / (ˈskwɪrəlˌfɪʃ) / noun plural -fish or -fishes any tropical marine brightly coloured teleost fish of the family Holocentridae Word Origin for squirrelfish C18: so called because it can make a squirrel-like noise 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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