parrot fish

A form of 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.

Meanings

nounparrot fish (plural parrot fishes or parrot fish)

plural parrot fishes

  1. alternativeAlternative form of parrotfish.
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