parrotfish

Noun

Meaning

gaudy tropical fishes with parrotlike beaks formed by fusion of teeth

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

polly fish pollyfish cockatoo parakeet macaw beak parrot puffin wrasse budgerigar cockatiel perroquet perokito

Hypernyms

fish percoid percoid fish percoidean

Examples

“The reef sharks that we get here — the Galapagos, duskies and silkies, etc… are predominantly preying on other things, smaller prey like parrotfish and small reef fish. Source: Internet

Flutemouths drift near the surface; rainbow parrotfish snap off pieces of coral; a shoal of fish I don’t yet know the names of encircle us while keeping one eye on us at all times; while the Moorish Idols barely seem to have noticed our presence. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

parrotese parrotfeather parrotfinch parrotfishes Parrothead parrothood