English Explanatory Dictionary

butterfly fish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any fish of the family Chaetodontidae.
  2. Pantodon buchholzi, a small brown fish of western African streams, often found in aquariums.
  3. The butterfly cod (Pterois volitans).
  4. The ocellated blenny (Opisthocentrus ocellatus).
  5. The flying gurnard (Dactyloptena orientalis).
  6. Exocoetus volitans, a flying fish of the Atlantic.
  7. A chiton, a mollusc of the class Polyplacophora.
  8. Any of several brightly colored fishes.

Word forms

butterfly fish butterfly fishes

Related words

Chaetodontidae on Wikipedia Pantodon buchholzi on Wikipedia. - Pantodon buchholzi Pterois volitans on Wikipedia. - Pterois volitans Prickleback on Wikipedia Dactyloptena orientalis on Wikipedia. - Dactyloptena orientalis Exocoetus volitans on Wikipedia. - Exocoetus volitans Polyplacophora on Wikipedia
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