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ACANTHURUS CHIRURGUS

Dictionary entry overview: What does Acanthurus chirurgus mean?

• ACANTHURUS CHIRURGUS (noun)
The noun ACANTHURUS CHIRURGUS has 1 sense:

1. surgeon fish of the West Indies

Familiarity information: ACANTHURUS CHIRURGUS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ACANTHURUS CHIRURGUS (noun)

Sense 1

Acanthurus chirurgus ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Surgeon fish of the West Indies

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Acanthurus chirurgus; doctor-fish; doctorfish

Hypernyms ("Acanthurus chirurgus" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("Acanthurus chirurgus" is a member of...):

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

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