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angel-fish

angel-fish is the alternative form of angelfish.

Meaning of angelfish

Noun

angelfish (plural angelfish or angelfishes)

  1. Any member of the genus Pterophyllum of freshwater, tropical cichlids.
  2. Any marine fish of the family Pomacanthidae, common on shallow tropical reefs.
  3. (South Africa) Atlantic pomfret (Brama brama).
  4. Angelshark, of the family Squatinidae.
  5. Atlantic spadefish (Chaetodipterus faber).
  6. cave angelfish, a karst-dwelling member of the family Balitoridae, found only in Thailand.

Forms of angel-fish

pluralangel-fish
pluralangel-fishes

Questions about angel-fish

What is angel-fish the alternative form of?
Angel-fish is the alternative form of angelfish.

Words near angel-fish in the dictionary

  1. angel's trumpet
  2. angel's trumpets
  3. angel's-food cake
  4. angel's-food cakes
  5. angel-drawers
  6. angel-fish
  7. angel-fishes
  8. angel-food cake
  9. angel-food cakes
  10. angel-like
  11. angel-lore

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