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.

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Meanings

nounparrot-fish (plural parrot-fishes or parrot-fish)

plural parrot-fishes

  1. alternativeAlternative form of parrotfish.
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parrot-fish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parrot-fish

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