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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.