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surgeonfish vs doctor-fish

doctor-fish vs surgeonfish

surgeonfish and doctor-fish both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
surgeonfish Yes No No No
doctor-fish Yes No No No
As nouns, doctor-fish is a hyponym of surgeonfish; that is, doctor-fish is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than surgeonfish:
  • surgeonfish: brightly colored coral-reef fish with knifelike spines at the tail
  • doctor-fish: surgeon fish of the West Indies
Other hyponyms of surgeonfish include Acanthurus chirurgus, doctorfish.
surgeonfish (noun) doctor-fish (noun)
brightly colored coral-reef fish with knifelike spines at the tail surgeon fish of the West Indies
Difference between surgeonfish and doctor-fish

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