cá vẹt
Definition
- Noun:
- Parrotfish: A brightly colored tropical marine fish, known for its beak-like teeth resembling a parrot's beak, which it uses to scrape algae from coral reefs.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Cá vẹt có màu sắc rất sặc sỡ. (Parrotfish have very vivid colors.)
- Chúng tôi nhìn thấy một đàn cá vẹt khi lặn biển. (We saw a school of parrotfish while scuba diving.)
- Cá vẹt đóng vai trò quan trọng trong hệ sinh thái rạn san hô. (Parrotfish play an important role in the coral reef ecosystem.)
Advanced Usage
- "Họ cá vẹt": The scientific family Scaridae, to which parrotfish belong.
- Họ cá vẹt bao gồm nhiều loài khác nhau. (The parrotfish family includes many different species.)
Variants and Related Words
- Scarid (n): A less common English synonym for a parrotfish, derived from the family name Scaridae.
Synonyms
- Parrotfish: The standard common name in English.
- Scarid: A technical term for a fish in the family Scaridae.
Related Ecological Context
- Bioeroder: Parrotfish are often described as bioeroders because their feeding activity breaks down coral, producing sand.
- Cá vẹt là một tác nhân xói mòn sinh học chính. (Parrotfish are a key bioeroding agent.)