parrotfish
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- noun
- /ˈpærətˌfɪʃ/
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- While snorkeling, I spotted a bright blue parrotfish grazing on the coral reef.
- parrotfish eat
- parrotfish eat coral
- blue parrotfish
Examples
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In the subtidal Thalassia testudinum, pollen is released within an hour of dusk, possibly to escape grazing by parrotfish (van Tussenbroek et al. 2008).
Academic text (2012) -
I am parrotfish, seagrass, rock, coral, sand.
Fiction book (2000) -
Parrotfish, too, eat coral polyps.
Academic text (1998) -
- Parrotfish.
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Once large herbivores such as parrotfish were removed, smaller herbivores such as surgeonfish were also targeted.
Academic text (2008) -
Named for their vibrant scales and beak like teeth, these parrotfish are devouring a particularly crunchy breakfast Rocks.
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An important lesson from this work is that the species that prevent phase shifts from occurring in the first place (e.g., parrotfish or surgeonfish) may not be the ones that eventually contribute to reversing those shifts.
Academic text (2008) -
The parrotfish uses its beak-like mouth to scrape algae from the rocks.
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Divers often admire the colorful patterns of the parrotfish as they swim through the warm waters.
Synonyms
A brightly colored tropical fish with a mouth like a bird's beak that scrapes algae from coral
How Colorful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Parrotfish is a simple combination of parrot ('a bright bird') and fish. The sea animal has a strong, beak-like mouth and bright colors like a parrot, so the name helps you remember a fish that looks like a parrot and uses its beak to scrape algae from coral.