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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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