surgeonfish
1surgeonfish — ☆ surgeonfish [sʉr′jənfish΄ ] n. pl. surgeonfish or surgeonfishes (see FISH) 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… …
2surgeonfish — /serr jeuhn fish /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) surgeonfish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) surgeonfishes. any tropical, coral reef fish of the family Acanthuridae, with one or more sharp spines near the base of the tail fin.… …
3surgeonfish — /ˈsɜdʒənfɪʃ / (say serjuhnfish) noun (plural surgeonfish or surgeonfishes) any tropical coral reef fish of the family Acanthuridae, with one or more spines near the base of the tail fin. Usage: For variation in the plural inflection, see note at… …
4surgeonfish — noun Date: 1871 any of a family (Acanthuridae) of tropical bony fishes that have a laterally compressed body and typically a movable spine on each side of the body near the base of the tail capable of inflicting a painful wound …
5surgeonfish — noun Any of many brightly coloured fishes, of the family Acanthuridae, that have an erect spine near the tail …
6surgeonfish — noun (plural same or surgeonfishes) a tropical marine fish with a scalpel like spine on each side of the tail. [Family Acanthuridae: many species.] …
7surgeonfish — Kala, manini, api, kakakī; kole (see saying kole); mahaha, na ena e; mā i i i; pāku iku i, palani pualu, puwalu …
8surgeonfish — noun brightly colored coral reef fish with knifelike spines at the tail • Hypernyms: ↑percoid fish, ↑percoid, ↑percoidean • Hyponyms: ↑doctorfish, ↑doctor fish, ↑Acanthurus chirurgus • …
9Ocean Surgeonfish — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii …
10Elongate surgeonfish — Taxobox name = Acanthurus mata image width = regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Perciformes familia = Acanthuridae genus = Acanthurus species = A. mata binomial = Acanthurus mata binomial authority = Bennett, 1833 …