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chaetodon

chaetodon noun: butterflyfish (of the genus Chaetodon).

chaetodon: butterflyfish (of the genus Chaetodon)
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Noun

chaetodon (plural chaetodons)

  1. butterflyfish (of the genus Chaetodon)

Forms of chaetodon

pluralchaetodons

Origin of chaetodon

From the genus name. By surface analysis, chaet- + -odon.

Questions about chaetodon

What does chaetodon mean?
Chaetodon means butterflyfish (of the genus Chaetodon).
What part of speech is chaetodon?
Chaetodon is a noun.
What is the plural of chaetodon?
The plural of chaetodon is chaetodons.

Words near chaetodon in the dictionary

  1. chaetocerotacean
  2. chaetocerotaceans
  3. chaetocin
  4. chaetodermatid
  5. chaetodermatids
  6. chaetodon
  7. chaetodons
  8. chaetodont
  9. chaetodontid
  10. chaetodontids
  11. chaetodonts

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