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parrotfish

[ par-uht-fish ]

noun

, plural (especially collectively) par·rot·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) par·rot·fish·es.
  1. 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.

parrotfish

/ ˈpærətˌfɪʃ /

noun

  1. any brightly coloured tropical marine percoid fish of the family Scaridae, having parrot-like jaws
  2. any of various brightly coloured marine fish of the family Labridae
  3. any of various similar fishes

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Word History and Origins

Origin of parrotfish1

First recorded in 1705–15; parrot + fish

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