PARROTFISH

parrotfish, polly fish, pollyfish

(noun) gaudy tropical fishes with parrotlike beaks formed by fusion of teeth

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

parrotfish (plural parrotfishes or parrotfish)

Any of several tropical marine fish of the family Scaridae known for their beak-like mass of teeth used to scrape algae from rocks or coral.

Source: Wiktionary



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