Surgeonfish Definition

sûrjən-fĭsh
surgeonfishes
noun
Any of a family (Acanthuridae) of edible, usually brightly colored, tropical percoid sea fishes with one or more movable, lancelike spines on either side of the base of the tail.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Surgeonfish

Noun

Singular:
surgeonfish
Plural:
surgeonfishes

Origin of Surgeonfish

  • From its lancetlike spines, which resemble surgeons' instruments

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • surgeon +"Ž fish

    From Wiktionary

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Words Starting With

SSUSUR

Words Ending With

HSHISH

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surgeonfish

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