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butterflyfish

but·ter·fly·fish
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [buht-er-flahy-fish]
    • /ˈbʌt ərˌflaɪˌfɪʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [buht-er-flahy-fish]
    • /ˈbʌt ərˌflaɪˌfɪʃ/

Definitions of butterflyfish word

  • noun butterflyfish any small tropical marine percoid fish of the genera Chaetodon, Chelmon, etc, that has a deep flattened brightly coloured or strikingly marked body and brushlike teeth: family Chaetodontidae 3
  • noun butterflyfish any of a percoid family (Chaetodontidae) of small, brightly colored, usually yellow, tropical reef fishes 3
  • noun plural butterflyfish any tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae, having large, broad fins or brilliant coloration, or both. 1
  • noun plural butterflyfish flying gurnard. 1
  • noun plural butterflyfish a blenny, Blennius ocellaris, of Europe. 1
  • noun butterflyfish Any of a group of conspicuous tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae; the bannerfish and coralfish are also included in this group. Butterflyfish are fairly small, mostly from 12 to 22 cm (c.7-9 in) in length. 0
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Origin of butterflyfish

First appearance:

before 1730
One of the 48% newest English words
First recorded in 1730-40; butterfly + fish

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Parts of speech for Butterflyfish

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butterflyfish popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Related words

  • cherubfish

    a brilliantly colored butterflyfish, Centropyge argi, found in the West Indies: kept in home aquariums.

  • flying gurnard

    any marine fish of the family Dactylopteridae, especially Dactylopterus volitans, having greatly enlarged, colorful pectoral fins that enable it to glide short distances through the air.

  • rock beauty

    a gold and black butterflyfish, Holocanthus tricolor, ranging from the West Indies to Brazil.
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