angelfish

an·gel·fish

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [eyn-juh l-fish]
- /ˈeɪn dʒəlˌfɪʃ/
- /ˈeɪn.dʒəl.ˌfɪʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [eyn-juh l-fish]
- /ˈeɪn dʒəlˌfɪʃ/

Definitions of angelfish word

noun angelfish any of various small tropical marine percoid fishes of the genus Pomacanthus and related genera, which have a deep flattened brightly coloured body and brushlike teeth: family Chaetodontidae 3
noun angelfish a South American cichlid, Pterophyllum scalare, of the Amazon region, having a compressed body and large dorsal and anal fins: a popular aquarium fish 3
noun angelfish any of a percoid family (Pomacanthidae) of bright-colored, tropical reef fishes with long, trailing spiny fins 3
noun angelfish scalare 3
noun plural angelfish a South American freshwater fish, genus Pterophyllum, often kept in aquariums. Compare scalare. 1
noun plural angelfish angel shark. 1

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Origin of angelfish

First appearance:

before 1660

One of the 46% oldest English words

First recorded in 1660-70; angel + fish

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Parts of speech for Angelfish

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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angelfish popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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