Associations to the word «Parrotfish»

Wiktionary

PARROTFISH, noun. 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.

Dictionary definition

PARROTFISH, noun. Gaudy tropical fishes with parrotlike beaks formed by fusion of teeth.

Wise words

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