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surgeonfish
[ sur-juhn-fish ]
noun
, plural (especially collectively) sur·geon·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) sur·geon·fish·es.
- any tropical, coral-reef fish of the family Acanthuridae, with one or more sharp spines near the base of the tail fin.
surgeonfish
/ ˈsɜːdʒənˌfɪʃ /
noun
- any tropical marine spiny-finned fish of the family Acanthuridae, having a compressed brightly coloured body with one or more knifelike spines at the base of the tail
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Like schools of surgeonfish that unite in the face of an imminent threat, the global community must come together in vision, voice and action to combat the alarming realities of the climate crisis.
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