blue tang

noun

Any of various surgeonfishes, including Acanthurus coeruleus, Acanthurus leucosternon, and Paracanthurus spp.

Meanings

nounblue tang (plural blue tangs)

plural blue tangs

  1. Any of various surgeonfishes, including Acanthurus coeruleus, Acanthurus leucosternon, and Paracanthurus spp.
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APA

blue tang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue%20tang

MLA

“blue tang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue%20tang. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blue tang,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue%20tang.

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