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Definition of “squirrelfish”

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squirrelfish (ˈskwɪrəlˌfɪʃ )

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noun

(plural) -fish, -fishes

any tropical marine brightly coloured teleost fish of the family Holocentridae

Word Origin

C18: so called because it can make a squirrel-like noise

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