noun
pl. (see fish) -·fish·, -·fish·es 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
surgeonfish
sur·geon·fishWebster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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surgeonfish
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pl. surgeonfish, or sur·geon·fish·esAny of various brightly colored tropical marine fishes of the family Acanthuridae, having a laterally compressed body with one or more sharp erectile spines near the base of the tail, and often kept in home aquariums. Also called tang .
Origin of surgeonfish
From its lancetlike spines, which resemble surgeons' instrumentsTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural surgeonfishes or surgeonfish)
- Any of many brightly coloured fishes, of the family Acanthuridae, that have an erect spine near the tail
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