surgeonfish en · NOUN
Etymology
From surgeon + fish.
Meanings
- 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| surgeonfish | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| surgeonfishes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (23)
es acantúrido (any of many brightly coloured fishes, of the family Acanthuridae) · pon iwihwi (any of many brightly coloured fishes, of the family Acanthuridae) · sv kirurgfisk (any of many brightly coloured fishes, of the family Acanthuridae) · it pesce chirurgo (any of many brightly coloured fishes, of the family Acanthuridae) · es pez cirujano (any of many brightly coloured fishes, of the family Acanthuridae) · dv ކާޅު އާއިލާ (any of many brightly coloured fishes, of the family Acanthuridae) · tl indangan (any of many brightly coloured fishes, of the family Acanthuridae) · ceb indangan (any of many brightly coloured fishes, of the family Acanthuridae) · de Doktorfisch (any of many brightly coloured fishes, of the family Acanthuridae) · tr cerrah balığı (any of many brightly coloured fishes, of the family Acanthuridae) · nl doktersvis (any of many brightly coloured fishes, of the family Acanthuridae) · hu doktorhalfélék (any of many brightly coloured fishes, of the family Acanthuridae) · af doktervis (any of many brightly coloured fishes, of the family Acanthuridae) · kea barberu (any of many brightly coloured fishes, of the family Acanthuridae) · fr poisson-chirurgien (any of many brightly coloured fishes, of the family Acanthuridae) · tl labahita (any of many brightly coloured fishes, of the family Acanthuridae) · bg риба-хирург (any of many brightly coloured fishes, of the family Acanthuridae) · no kirurgfisk (any of many brightly coloured fishes, of the family Acanthuridae) · ca acantúrid (any of many brightly coloured fishes, of the family Acanthuridae) · pl cyrulik (any of many brightly coloured fishes, of the family Acanthuridae) · ru ры́ба-хиру́рг (any of many brightly coloured fishes, of the family Acanthuridae) · uk хирург-риба (any of many brightly coloured fishes, of the family Acanthuridae) · fi välskäri (any of many brightly coloured fishes, of the family Acanthuridae)