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reef fish

reef fish noun: any of numerous marine fishes that live in or are closely associated with coral reefs.

Noun

reef fish (plural reef fishes or reef fish)

  1. Any of numerous marine fishes that live in or are closely associated with coral reefs.
  2. Any of the small damselfishes of the family Pomacentridae.

Forms of reef fish

pluralreef fishes
pluralreef fish
alternative formreeffish
alternative formreef-fish

Origin of reef fish

From reef + fish.

Questions about reef fish

What does reef fish mean?
Reef fish means any of numerous marine fishes that live in or are closely associated with coral reefs.
What part of speech is reef fish?
Reef fish is a noun.
What is the plural of reef fish?
The plural of reef fish is reef fishes.

Words near reef fish in the dictionary

  1. reef break
  2. reef breaks
  3. reef crab
  4. reef crabs
  5. reef earing
  6. reef fish
  7. reef fishes
  8. reef knoll
  9. reef knolls
  10. reef knot
  11. reef knots

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