A fish described by ancient writers; in modern use, the name of the typical genus of the family Scaridæ; a fish of this genus, a parrotfish, n. Cf…
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| 释义 | the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Percoidei > [noun] > member of family Scaridae (parrot-fish) (8) Scarus1601 A fish described by ancient writers; in modern use, the name of the typical genus of the family Scaridæ; a fish of this genus, a parrotfish, n. Cf… parrotfish1656 (a) Any of various beaked fishes constituting the tropical family Scaridae, esp. of the genera Scarus and Sparisoma, which feed by scraping coral and… sea-parrot1666 A parrotfish, esp. a wrasse. scare1706 = Scarus, n. scaroa1717 = Scarus, n. scar1748 = Scarus, n. Also scar-fish. parrot wrasse1884 = parrotfish, n. a b. parrot-perch1898 †(a) Australian. Obsolete. rare = parrotfish, n.; (b) (also parrot's perch) a horizontal bar used as an instrument of torture, the victim being… |
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