angelfishn.

Brit.

/ˈeɪn(d)ʒ(ə)lfɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈeɪndʒəlˌfɪʃ/

Forms: see angel n. and fish n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: angel n., fish n.¹

Etymology: < angel n. + fish n.¹, with reference to the appearance of the fins of the fishes in question.Compare Middle French, French ange de mer (1552), French ange (1613 in this sense), both denoting an angel shark of the family Squatinidae.

1. Any of various brightly-coloured tropical marine fishes of the families Pomacanthidae and Ephippidae, which are popular as aquarium fishes and have deep, laterally compressed bodies and extended dorsal and anal fins. Also with distinguishing word.Certain species have previously been placed in the family Chaetodontidae.emperor angelfish, Flame angelfish, rock beauty angelfish: see the first element.

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the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Percoidei > [noun] > member of family Chaetodontidae

Chaetodonc1750

angelfish1784

coral-fish1880

the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Percoidei > [noun] > family Ephippidae (spade-fishes) > member of

light horseman1827

batfish1851

sea-bat1880

angelfish1888

the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Percoidei > [noun] > family Ephippidae (spade-fishes) > chaetodipterous faber (spade-fish)

moonfish1646

spade-fish1704

porgy1725

angelfish1888

sheep's head1888

1613 S. Jourdan Plain Descr. Barmudas sig. F3 Amongst al the sorts of Fish, there is one very strange Fish, and bewtifull to behold, wee call it an Angell-fish (as well it may be) for as you see the picture of an Angell made, so is this, and it shewes of many colours.

1784 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 74 274 Slender flexible teeth in the chætodontes, or angel-fishes.

1888 G. B. Goode Amer. Fishes xviii. 146 The Moon-fish, Chætodipterus faber, is..abundant... In the northern parts of Mexico it is called ‘Spade-fish’; from Florida to Charleston the Angel-fish.

1905 D. S. Jordan Guide Study of Fishes II. xxiii. 404 The angel-fish or isabelita (Holacanthus ciliaris), orange-red, sky-blue, and golden, as though gaudily painted, is the best known species [of the family Chætodontidæ].

1992 Pract. Fishkeeping Mar. 74 Flame Angelfish..and Achilles Tangs..often succumb without notice in hot weather and their sensitivity to high temperatures is the main reason that these species are regarded as delicate.

2007 Dive Oct. 100/2 A large hard coral pinnacle also stands proud from the reef, surrounded by angelfish and butterflyfish.

2. An angel shark; esp. the monkfish Squalus squatina. Cf. angel shark n. at angel n. Compounds 2.

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the world > animals > fish > subclass Elasmobranchii > order Pleurotremata > [noun] > angel-fish or monk-fish

monkfish1582

sea-monk1611

sea-devil1634

kingston1666

angelfish1668

skate1668

piper1673

mermaid fish1738

fiddle-fish1748

fiddler1750

monk1756

angel shark1776

shark-ray1836

puppy-fish1880

squat1884

sea-angel1891

1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. ii. v. §3. 133 Of fish..Viviparous..5. Scate, Angel-fish.

1785 A. Monro Struct. & Physiol. Fishes 38 In the squalus squatina, or angel fish, I have observed two large spleens, one attached to the small and the other to the large curvature of the stomach.

1862 D. T. Ansted & R. G. Latham Channel Islands ii. ix. 213 Of fish not eaten, the sword-fish..and the angel-fish, are the most remarkable among large species.

1919 E. Liverpool (Ohio) Evening Rev. 7 June 8/3 The angel fish is a curious creature whose place in nature is midway between the shark and the ray. Their large pectoral fins projecting far out on each side have a fancied resemblance to wings, which is their only angelic feature.

1999 A. Davidson Oxf. Compan. Food 18/3 Although the angel shark is sometimes called angel fish, it has nothing in common with the small reef fish of the Indo-Pacific to which that name properly belongs.

3. Any of various freshwater cichlid fishes of the genus Pterophyllum, native to South America and popular as aquarium fishes, having a laterally compressed, silver-coloured body with darker vertical stripes and elongated triangular dorsal and anal fins.

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the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Percoidei > [noun] > family Cichlidae (cichlids) > member of genus Pterophyllum

angelfish1931

1931 J. R. Norman Hist. Fishes ii. 16 The beautiful Angel-fish (Pterophyllum) of the rivers of South America, a familiar object in aquaria, has a very much compressed and almost circular body.

1962 Listener 22 Nov. 852/2 My black-and-silver lace angel fish was a most appealing wide-eyed beauty.

2004 Behaviour 141 1421 Female angelfish, Pterophyllum scalare, achieve their highest spawning rates when they are exposed to both visual and chemical cues from males.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	angelfish
释义	angelfishn. Brit. /ˈeɪn(d)ʒ(ə)lfɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈeɪndʒəlˌfɪʃ/ Forms: see angel n. and fish n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: angel n., fish n.¹ Etymology: < angel n. + fish n.¹, with reference to the appearance of the fins of the fishes in question.Compare Middle French, French ange de mer (1552), French ange (1613 in this sense), both denoting an angel shark of the family Squatinidae. 1. Any of various brightly-coloured tropical marine fishes of the families Pomacanthidae and Ephippidae, which are popular as aquarium fishes and have deep, laterally compressed bodies and extended dorsal and anal fins. Also with distinguishing word.Certain species have previously been placed in the family Chaetodontidae.emperor angelfish, Flame angelfish, rock beauty angelfish: see the first element. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Percoidei > [noun] > member of family Chaetodontidae Chaetodonc1750 angelfish1784 coral-fish1880 the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Percoidei > [noun] > family Ephippidae (spade-fishes) > member of light horseman1827 batfish1851 sea-bat1880 angelfish1888 the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Percoidei > [noun] > family Ephippidae (spade-fishes) > chaetodipterous faber (spade-fish) moonfish1646 spade-fish1704 porgy1725 angelfish1888 sheep's head1888 1613 S. Jourdan Plain Descr. Barmudas sig. F3 Amongst al the sorts of Fish, there is one very strange Fish, and bewtifull to behold, wee call it an Angell-fish (as well it may be) for as you see the picture of an Angell made, so is this, and it shewes of many colours. 1784 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 74 274 Slender flexible teeth in the chætodontes, or angel-fishes. 1888 G. B. Goode Amer. Fishes xviii. 146 The Moon-fish, Chætodipterus faber, is..abundant... In the northern parts of Mexico it is called ‘Spade-fish’; from Florida to Charleston the Angel-fish. 1905 D. S. Jordan Guide Study of Fishes II. xxiii. 404 The angel-fish or isabelita (Holacanthus ciliaris), orange-red, sky-blue, and golden, as though gaudily painted, is the best known species [of the family Chætodontidæ]. 1992 Pract. Fishkeeping Mar. 74 Flame Angelfish..and Achilles Tangs..often succumb without notice in hot weather and their sensitivity to high temperatures is the main reason that these species are regarded as delicate. 2007 Dive Oct. 100/2 A large hard coral pinnacle also stands proud from the reef, surrounded by angelfish and butterflyfish. 2. An angel shark; esp. the monkfish Squalus squatina. Cf. angel shark n. at angel n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > subclass Elasmobranchii > order Pleurotremata > [noun] > angel-fish or monk-fish monkfish1582 sea-monk1611 sea-devil1634 kingston1666 angelfish1668 skate1668 piper1673 mermaid fish1738 fiddle-fish1748 fiddler1750 monk1756 angel shark1776 shark-ray1836 puppy-fish1880 squat1884 sea-angel1891 1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. ii. v. §3. 133 Of fish..Viviparous..5. Scate, Angel-fish. 1785 A. Monro Struct. & Physiol. Fishes 38 In the squalus squatina, or angel fish, I have observed two large spleens, one attached to the small and the other to the large curvature of the stomach. 1862 D. T. Ansted & R. G. Latham Channel Islands ii. ix. 213 Of fish not eaten, the sword-fish..and the angel-fish, are the most remarkable among large species. 1919 E. Liverpool (Ohio) Evening Rev. 7 June 8/3 The angel fish is a curious creature whose place in nature is midway between the shark and the ray. Their large pectoral fins projecting far out on each side have a fancied resemblance to wings, which is their only angelic feature. 1999 A. Davidson Oxf. Compan. Food 18/3 Although the angel shark is sometimes called angel fish, it has nothing in common with the small reef fish of the Indo-Pacific to which that name properly belongs. 3. Any of various freshwater cichlid fishes of the genus Pterophyllum, native to South America and popular as aquarium fishes, having a laterally compressed, silver-coloured body with darker vertical stripes and elongated triangular dorsal and anal fins. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Percoidei > [noun] > family Cichlidae (cichlids) > member of genus Pterophyllum angelfish1931 1931 J. R. Norman Hist. Fishes ii. 16 The beautiful Angel-fish (Pterophyllum) of the rivers of South America, a familiar object in aquaria, has a very much compressed and almost circular body. 1962 Listener 22 Nov. 852/2 My black-and-silver lace angel fish was a most appealing wide-eyed beauty. 2004 Behaviour 141 1421 Female angelfish, Pterophyllum scalare, achieve their highest spawning rates when they are exposed to both visual and chemical cues from males. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1613
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