cá vẹt

cá vẹt

Một con cá vẹt màu xanh và vàng đang bơi gần rạn san hô.

Definition
  1. 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:
    • vẹt màu sắc rất sặc sỡ. (Parrotfish have very vivid colors.)
    • Chúng tôi nhìn thấy một đàn vẹt khi lặn biển. (We saw a school of parrotfish while scuba diving.)
    • 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 vẹt": The scientific family Scaridae, to which parrotfish belong.
    • Họ 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.
    • vẹt một tác nhân xói mòn sinh học chính. (Parrotfish are a key bioeroding agent.)