Meanings
nounMediterranean parrotfish (plural Mediterranean parrotfish or Mediterranean parrotfishes)
plural Mediterranean parrotfishes
- Sparisoma cretense, a relatively common species of scarid fish found in the Mediterranean.
Translations
Ancient Greek μήρῠξ
- μήρῠξ (mḗrŭx)Sparisoma cretense
Chinese Mandarin 異齒鸚鯛 /异齿鹦鲷
- 異齒鸚鯛 /异齿鹦鲷 (yìchǐ yīngdiāo)Sparisoma cretense
French poisson-perroquet méditerranéen
- poisson-perroquet méditerranéenSparisoma cretense
German Europäischer Papageifisch
- Europäischer PapageifischSparisoma cretense
Greek σκάρος
- σκάρος (skáros)Sparisoma cretense
Polish sparysoma kreteńska
- sparysoma kreteńskaSparisoma cretense
Russian средиземномо́рская ло́ра
- средиземномо́рская ло́ра (sredizemnomórskaja lóra)Sparisoma cretense
Spanish vieja colorada
- vieja coloradaSparisoma cretense
Turkish i̇skaroz
- i̇skarozSparisoma cretense
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Mediterranean parrotfish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mediterranean%20parrotfish
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“Mediterranean parrotfish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mediterranean%20parrotfish. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
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