SURGEONFISH


Meaning of SURGEONFISH in English

/serr"jeuhn fish'/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) surgeonfish , ( esp. referring to two or more kinds or species ) surgeonfishes .

any tropical, coral-reef fish of the family Acanthuridae, with one or more sharp spines near the base of the tail fin.

[ 1870-75, Amer.; SURGEON + FISH; so called from the resemblance of its spines to a surgeon's instruments ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .