flagfish

[ flag-fish ]
/ ˈflægˌfɪʃ /

noun, plural (especially collectively) flag·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) flag·fish·es.

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.
any of several other brightly colored fishes.

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Origin of flagfish

flag1 + fish

Words nearby flagfish

flagelliform, flagellin, flagellosis, flagellum, flageolet, flagfish, flagg, flagging, flaggy, flagitious, flagler
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