clownfish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of the colorful fish of genera Amphiprion and Premnas in subfamily Amphiprioninae of family Pomacentridae, native to the Pacific and Indian Oceans, notable for their mutual relationship with sea anemones.

/ˈklaʊnˌfɪʃ/ En-us-clownfish.ogg

clownfish clownfishes

From clown + fish.

anemonefish

tomato clownfish

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