butterflyfish
[ buht-er-flahy-fish ]
noun,plural (especially collectively) but·ter·fly·fish·es, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) but·ter·fly·fish.
any tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae, having large, broad fins or brilliant coloration, or both.
a blenny, Blennius ocellaris, of Europe.
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British Dictionary definitions for butterflyfish
butterflyfish
noun
any small tropical marine percoid fish of the genera Chaetodon, Chelmon, etc, that has a deep flattened brightly coloured or strikingly marked body and brushlike teeth: family Chaetodontidae: See also angelfish (def. 1)
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