anemonefish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the clownfish, principally in the Amphiprion genus.

Word forms

anemonefish anemonefishes

Etymology

From anemone + fish, due to the species' symbiotic relationship with sea anemones.

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