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Any of various small, predominantly tropical marine fishes of the family Cirrhitidae, found mostly in the Indo-Pacific oceans, characterized by their habit of perching motionless on corals or rocks and darting out to capture small crustaceans and other fish.

Usage Example

"While scuba diving over the reef, we spotted a brightly colored longnose cirrhitid resting motionless on a branch of black coral."

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cirrhitid

• Nearby Words

hawker
hawkesbury
hawkeyed
hawkfish
hawkish
hawkishly
hawklike

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Hawkfish. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/hawkfish
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