parrotfish
noun
par·rot·fish
ˈper-ət-ˌfish 
ˈpa-rət-
variants
or parrot fish
: any of a family (Scaridae) of usually brightly colored chiefly tropical marine fishes that have the teeth in each jaw fused into a cutting plate resembling a beak
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Since the Ice Age, elkhorn and staghorn corals off Florida’s southern coast have been stacking their skeletons into elaborate, branching homes for parrotfish, eels and octopuses.
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Evan Bush, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Here divers can cruise over the top of a wall, mingling with groups of grey, white tip and black tip reef sharks, as well as parrotfish and barracuda at a beginner-friendly 60ft.
—Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Evan Bush, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Here divers can cruise over the top of a wall, mingling with groups of grey, white tip and black tip reef sharks, as well as parrotfish and barracuda at a beginner-friendly 60ft.
—Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Parrotfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parrotfish. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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