SURGEONFISH


Meaning of SURGEONFISH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌfish ]

noun

Date: 1871

: any of a family (Acanthuridae) of tropical bony fishes that have a laterally compressed body and typically a movable spine on each side of the body near the base of the tail capable of inflicting a painful wound

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.