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Definition of "squirrelfish" []

  • Any of various nocturnal fishes of the genus Holocentrus and related genera, of warm marine waters, having large eyes like those of squirrels and a usually brightly colored body. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "squirrelfish" in a sentence
  • "An orange squirrelfish flashed its spiny fins as it darted behind a bollard."
  • "Deep-reef fish include squirrelfish, soldierfish, surgeonfish, snappers and emperors."
  • "There were lots of details I'd never noticed before, like the red squirrelfish lurking in the shadows, the green fronds and algae growing in the little patches of light around the portholes, and even a single rubber boot, apparently in excellent condition, lying where someone must have kicked it off."