"surgeonfish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: surgeonfishes [plural], surgeonfish [plural]
Etymology: surgeon + fish Etymology templates: {{compound|en|surgeon|fish}} surgeon + fish Head templates: {{en-noun|+|surgeonfish}} surgeonfish (plural surgeonfishes or surgeonfish)
  1. Any of many species of reef-dwelling fishes, most of them brightly coloured, of the family Acanthuridae. They bear erectile, scalpel-like, dangerously sharp spines on either side of the caudal peduncle. Categories (lifeform): Acanthuroid fish Translations (any of many brightly coloured fishes, of the family Acanthuridae): doktervis (Afrikaans), риба-хирург (riba-hirurg) [feminine] (Bulgarian), acantúrid [masculine] (Catalan), labahita (Cebuano), ކާޅު އާއިލާ (kāḷu āilā) (Dhivehi), doktersvis [masculine] (Dutch), välskäri (Finnish), poisson-chirurgien [masculine] (French), Doktorfisch [masculine] (German), doktorhalfélék (Hungarian), pesce chirurgo [masculine] (Italian), barberu (Kabuverdianu), kirurgfisk (Norwegian), рыба-хирург (ryba-xirurg) [feminine] (Russian), acantúrido [masculine] (Spanish), pez cirujano [masculine] (Spanish), kirurgfisk (Swedish), indangan (Tagalog), cerrah balığı (Turkish), хирург-риба (xyrurh-ryba) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

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