sea-surgeon

English

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.
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