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    DOCTORFISH

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Surgeon fish of the West Indiesplay

    Synonyms:

    Acanthurus chirurgus; doctor-fish; doctorfish

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("doctorfish" is a kind of...):

    surgeonfish (brightly colored coral-reef fish with knifelike spines at the tail)

    Holonyms ("doctorfish" is a member of...):

    Acanthurus; genus Acanthurus (type genus of the Acanthuridae: doctorfishes)

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