| butterfly fish n. 1. Any of various small, brightly colored tropical marine fishes of the family Chaetodontidae, having deep flattened bodies and a single dorsal fin. 2. Any of various fishes with broad winglike fins. |
butterfly fish
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any small tropical marine percoid fish of the genera Chaetodon, Chelmon, etc., that has a deep flattened brightly coloured body and brushlike teeth: family Chaetodontidae See also angelfish [1]
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| Noun | 1. |  butterfly fish - small usually brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes having narrow deep bodies with large broad fins; found worldwideChaetodontidae, family Chaetodontidae - butterfly fishes chaetodon - any fish of the genus Chaetodon angelfish - a butterfly fish of the genus Pomacanthus Holocanthus tricolor, rock beauty - gold and black butterflyfish found from West Indies to Brazil |
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