butterflyfish

but·ter·fly·fish

B5596700 (bŭt′ər-flī′fĭsh′)n.1. Any of various small tropical marine fishes of the family Chaetodontidae, having a laterally compressed body with bright colors and patterns.2. Any of various fishes with broad winglike fins.

butterflyfish

n (Animals) any small tropical marine percoid fish of the genera Chaetodon, Chelmon, etc, that has a deep flattened brightly coloured or strikingly marked body and brushlike teeth: family Chaetodontidae. See also angelfish¹

Thesaurus

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butterflyfish - tropical fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for underwater gliding; unrelated to searobinsflying gurnard, flying robinscorpaenoid, scorpaenoid fish - fishes having the head armored with bony platesDactylopteridae, family Dactylopteridae - flying gurnards