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单词 angelfish
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angelfish

[ eyn-juhl-fish ]
/ ˈeɪn dʒəlˌfɪʃ /

noun, plural (especially collectively) an·gel·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) an·gel·fish·es.

a South American freshwater fish, genus Pterophyllum, often kept in aquariums.Compare scalare.
angel shark.

Origin of angelfish

First recorded in 1660–70; angel + fish

Words nearby angelfish

angel cake, angel dust, Angeleno, Angeles, Angel Falls, angelfish, angel food cake, angel gear, angel hair, angelhood, angelic
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British Dictionary definitions for angelfish

angelfish
/ (ˈeɪndʒəlˌfɪʃ) /

noun plural -fish or -fishes

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 ChaetodontidaeSee also butterflyfish
Also called: scalare a South American cichlid, Pterophyllum scalare, of the Amazon region, having a compressed body and large dorsal and anal fins: a popular aquarium fish
another name for angel shark
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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