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butterflyfish definition

but·ter·fly·fish (-fis̸h′)

noun pl. butterflyfish -·fish′, butterflyfishes -·fish′es

any of a percoid family (Chaetodontidae) of small, brightly colored, usually yellow, tropical reef fishes
also written butterfly fish

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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