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• noun (Context 1)
A species of marine surgeonfish native to the shallow reefs of the tropical western Atlantic Ocean, characterized by a blue-gray to brown body with vertical bars and sharp, scalpel-like spines on the base of its tail.
Usage Example
"While snorkeling off the coast of Florida, we spotted a surgeonfish grazing on algae near the coral reef."
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surgeonfish
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tang
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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Doctorfish. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/doctorfish