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sea-surgeon

sea-surgeon noun: one of a family of spiny-rayed teleosteans of tropical seas, especially those of the genus Acanthurus, characterised by a lancet-like spine ensheathed on each side of the tail.

Noun

sea-surgeon (plural sea-surgeons)

  1. One of a family of spiny-rayed teleosteans of tropical seas, especially those of the genus Acanthurus, characterised by a lancet-like spine ensheathed on each side of the tail.

Forms of sea-surgeon

pluralsea-surgeons

Questions about sea-surgeon

What does sea-surgeon mean?
Sea-surgeon means one of a family of spiny-rayed teleosteans of tropical seas, especially those of the genus Acanthurus, characterised by a lancet-like spine ensheathed on each side of the tail.
What part of speech is sea-surgeon?
Sea-surgeon is a noun.
What is the plural of sea-surgeon?
The plural of sea-surgeon is sea-surgeons.

Words near sea-surgeon in the dictionary

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  3. sea-sunflowers
  4. sea-suns
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  6. sea-surgeon
  7. sea-surgeons
  8. sea-swine
  9. sea-swines
  10. Sea-Tac
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