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squirrelfish

/skwur-uhl-fish, skwuhr- or, especially British, skwir-/US // ˈskwɜr əlˌfɪʃ, ˈskwʌr- or, especially British, ˈskwɪr- //UK // (ˈskwɪrəlˌfɪʃ) //

松鼠鱼,小松鼠

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural squir·rel·fish, squir·rel·fish·es.

    • : any of several brightly colored, nocturnal fishes of the family Holocentridae, inhabiting shallow waters of tropical reefs, especially the reddish Holocentrus ascensionis of the West Indies, armed with sharp spines and scales.

Examples

  • Tiny demoiselles fluttered around them, and a pair of red squirrelfish watched from the shelter of a purple coral fan.