angelfish
[ eyn-juh l-fish ]
/ ˈeɪn dʒəlˌfɪʃ /
noun, plural (especially collectively) an·gel·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) an·gel·fish·es.
Words nearby angelfish
angel's-trumpet,
angela,
angela merici,
angeleno,
angeles,
angelfish,
angelhood,
angelic,
angelic doctor,
angelica,
angelica tree
British Dictionary definitions for angelfish
angelfish
/ (ˈeɪndʒəlˌfɪʃ) /
noun plural -fish or -fishes
any of various small tropical marine percoid fishes of the genus Pomacanthus and related genera, which have a deep flattened brightly coloured body and brushlike teeth: family Chaetodontidae
See also butterflyfish
Also called: scalare
a South American cichlid, Pterophyllum scalare, of the Amazon region, having a compressed body and large dorsal and anal fins: a popular aquarium fish
another name for angel shark