parrotfish
parrotfish
Definition
parrot·fish (-fis̸h′)
noun pl. -·fish′, -·fish′es
any of a family (Scaridae) of brightly colored, tropical, marine percoid fishes with parrotlike jaws
parrotfish
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- see: Divers will see parrotfish and turtles, but probably not sharks!
- include: Key findings: Territorial behavior is a conspicuous determinant of social organization in many reef fishes including parrotfish.
Adjective modifier
- striped: Territory sharing by the Caribbean striped parrotfish The hunting success of wild dogs Issue 3.
- Caribbean: Territory sharing by the Caribbean striped parrotfish The hunting success of wild dogs Issue 3.
- huge: The first immediately noticeable fish were the huge bumphead parrotfish.
- colorful: They had also seen me disappear underwater and come back with tales ( and pictures ) of friendly turtles and colorful parrotfish.
Noun used with modifier
- bumphead: Large schools of bumphead parrotfish are found on many sites.
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