butterflyfish
butterflyfish
Definition
but·ter·fly·fish (-fis̸h′)
noun pl. -·fish′, -·fish′es
any of a percoid family (Chaetodontidae) of small, brightly colored, usually yellow, tropical reef fishes
butterflyfish
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- see: On most dusk dives in the Caribbean I see four-eye butterflyfish spawning, the females producing a characteristic thick stream of eggs.
Noun used with modifier
- four-eye: On most dusk dives in the Caribbean I see four-eye butterflyfish spawning, the females producing a characteristic thick stream of eggs.
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