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surgeonfish vs doctorfish

doctorfish vs surgeonfish

surgeonfish and doctorfish both are nouns.

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

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