- polly fish
- noungaudy tropical fishes with parrotlike beaks formed by fusion of teeth• Syn: ↑parrotfish, ↑pollyfish• Hypernyms: ↑percoid fish, ↑percoid, ↑percoidean• Member Holonyms: ↑Scaridae, ↑family Scaridae
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percoid fish — noun any of numerous spiny finned fishes of the order Perciformes • Syn: ↑percoid, ↑percoidean • Hypernyms: ↑spiny finned fish, ↑acanthopterygian • Hyponyms: ↑perch, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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pollyfish — noun gaudy tropical fishes with parrotlike beaks formed by fusion of teeth • Syn: ↑parrotfish, ↑polly fish • Hypernyms: ↑percoid fish, ↑percoid, ↑percoidean • Member Holonyms: ↑Scaridae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
percoid — noun any of numerous spiny finned fishes of the order Perciformes • Syn: ↑percoid fish, ↑percoidean • Hypernyms: ↑spiny finned fish, ↑acanthopterygian • Hyponyms: ↑perch, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
percoidean — noun any of numerous spiny finned fishes of the order Perciformes • Syn: ↑percoid fish, ↑percoid • Hypernyms: ↑spiny finned fish, ↑acanthopterygian • Hyponyms: ↑perch, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
pollyfish — /pol ee fish /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) pollyfish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) pollyfishes. parrotfish. [POLLY + FISH] * * * … Universalium
family Scaridae — noun parrotfishes • Syn: ↑Scaridae • Hypernyms: ↑fish family • Member Holonyms: ↑Perciformes, ↑order Perciformes, ↑Percomorphi, ↑order Percomorphi … Useful english dictionary
parrotfish — noun gaudy tropical fishes with parrotlike beaks formed by fusion of teeth • Syn: ↑polly fish, ↑pollyfish • Hypernyms: ↑percoid fish, ↑percoid, ↑percoidean • Member Holonyms: ↑Scaridae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Scaridae — noun parrotfishes • Syn: ↑family Scaridae • Hypernyms: ↑fish family • Member Holonyms: ↑Perciformes, ↑order Perciformes, ↑Percomorphi, ↑order Percomorphi … Useful english dictionary
