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butterflyfishes

butterflyfishes is the plural of butterflyfish.

Meaning of butterflyfish

Noun

butterflyfish (plural butterflyfishes or butterflyfish)

  1. Any of a group of conspicuous tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae; the bannerfish and coralfish are also included in this group. Butterflyfish are fairly small, mostly from 12 to 22 cm (c.7-9 in) in length.

Questions about butterflyfishes

What is butterflyfishes the plural of?
Butterflyfishes is the plural of butterflyfish.

Words near butterflyfishes in the dictionary

  1. butterfly-knotted
  2. butterflybush
  3. butterflyer
  4. butterflyers
  5. butterflyfish
  6. butterflyfishes
  7. butterflying
  8. butterflylike
  9. butterflyweed
  10. butterhead
  11. butterhead lettuce

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