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angelfish

[ eyn-juhl-fish ]

noun

plural (especially collectively) angelfish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) angelfishes.
  1. a South American freshwater fish, genus Pterophyllum, often kept in aquariums. Compare scalare.


angelfish

/ ˈeɪndʒəlˌfɪʃ /

noun

  1. 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 See also butterflyfish
  2. Also calledscalare 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. 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of angelfish1

First recorded in 1660–70; angel + fish

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