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acanthurid

acanthurid noun: any fish in the family Acanthuridae of surgeonfishes, tangs, and unicornfishes.

Noun

acanthurid (plural acanthurids)

  1. Any fish in the family Acanthuridae of surgeonfishes, tangs, and unicornfishes.

Forms of acanthurid

pluralacanthurids

Questions about acanthurid

What does acanthurid mean?
Acanthurid means any fish in the family Acanthuridae of surgeonfishes, tangs, and unicornfishes.
What part of speech is acanthurid?
Acanthurid is a noun.
What is the plural of acanthurid?
The plural of acanthurid is acanthurids.

Words near acanthurid in the dictionary

  1. acanthrocyte
  2. acanthrocytes
  3. acanthrocytoses
  4. acanthrocytosis
  5. acanths
  6. acanthurid
  7. acanthurids
  8. acanthuriform
  9. acanthuriforms
  10. acanthuroid
  11. acanthuroids

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