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flagfish

American  
[flag-fish] / ˈflægˌfɪʃ /

noun

  • flagfish,
    plural
  • flagfishes
    plural
  1. Also called American flagfish. a killifish, Jordanella floridae, inhabiting swamps and streams of Florida, having a blue-brown back and whitish sides with red stripes, often kept in aquariums.

  2. any of several other brightly colored fishes.


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Etymology

Origin of flagfish

flag 1 + fish


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