surgeon-fish in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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surgeonfish <pl surgeonfish, surgeonfishes> [Brit ˈsəːdʒ(ə)nfɪʃ, Am ˈsərdʒənˌfɪʃ] N

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chirurgo (chirurga) <m.pl chirurghi, f.pl. chirurghe> [kiˈrurɡo] (chirurga) N m (f)

pesce [ˈpeʃʃe] N m

4. pesce vulg sl:

pesce
cock vulg sl
pesce
prick vulg sl
nuotare come un pesce
to swim like a fish
non essere né carne né pesce
to be neither fish nor fowl (nor good red herring)
essere come un pesce fuor d'acqua
to be like a fish out of water
trattare qn a -i in faccia
to treat sb like dirt
non permetterò che mi trattino a -i in faccia!
I won't be kicked about or around by anybody!
buttarsi a pesce su qc
to jump or throw oneself at sth
stare muto come un pesce
to keep mum
non saper che -i pigliare
not to know where to turn or which way to turn
essere sano come un pesce
to be as sound as a bell or as fit as a fiddle
l'ospite è come il pesce, dopo tre giorni puzza prov
= a guest has outstayed his welcome after three days
chi dorme non piglia -i
it's the early bird that catches the worm

Phrases:

pesce ago
needlefish
pesce ago
pipefish
pesce angelo
angelfish
pesce d'aprile (scherzo)
April Fool's joke o trick
pesce d'aprile! (esclamazione)
April Fool!
fare un pesce d'aprile a qn
to make an April Fool of sb
pesce cartilagineo
cartilaginous fish
pesce chirurgo
surgeon-fish
pesce cofano
cowfish
pesce elefante
elephant fish
pesce gatto
catfish
pesce lanterna
lantern fish
pesce lesso
boiled fish
essere un pesce lesso fig
to be a dope
pesce luna
moonfish
pesce lupo
wolf-fish
pesce martello
hammer-fish
pesce osseo
bony fish
pesce pagliaccio
clown fish
pesce palla
globefish
pesce palla
puffer
pesce palla
swellfish
pesce pappagallo
parrot fish
pesce pappagallo
scarus
pesce persico
bass
pesce persico
perch
pesce pilota
pilot or rudder fish
pesce rondine, pesce rosso
goldfish
pesce san Pietro
dory
pesce san Pietro
John Dory
pesce scatola, pesce sega
sawfish
pesce spada, pesce trombetta
snipe fish
pesce vela
marlin
pesce volante
flying fish
pesce volpe
thrasher
pesci grossi fig
bigwigs
pesci piccoli fig
small fry

See also pescespada

pescespada <pl pescispada> [peʃʃesˈpada, peʃʃisˈpada] N m

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English
Its diet is composed primarily of small teleost fishes, including mullet, groupers, grunters, jacks, mojarras, wrasses, surgeonfish, and smelt-whitings.
en.wikipedia.org
The striated surgeonfish can reach a maximum size of 24 cm in length, but its common size is observed to be around 18 cm.
en.wikipedia.org

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