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Noun: surgeonfish  'sur-jun,fish
  1. Brightly coloured coral-reef fish with knifelike spines at the tail

Derived forms: surgeonfishes

Type of: percoid, percoid fish, percoidean

Part of: Acanthuridae, family Acanthuridae

Encyclopedia: Surgeonfish

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