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- [buht-er-flahy-fish]
- /ˈbʌt ərˌflaɪˌfɪʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [buht-er-flahy-fish]
- /ˈbʌt ərˌflaɪˌfɪʃ/
Definitions of butterflyfish word
- noun butterflyfish any small tropical marine percoid fish of the genera Chaetodon, Chelmon, etc, that has a deep flattened brightly coloured or strikingly marked body and brushlike teeth: family Chaetodontidae 3
- noun butterflyfish any of a percoid family (Chaetodontidae) of small, brightly colored, usually yellow, tropical reef fishes 3
- noun plural butterflyfish any tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae, having large, broad fins or brilliant coloration, or both. 1
- noun plural butterflyfish flying gurnard. 1
- noun plural butterflyfish a blenny, Blennius ocellaris, of Europe. 1
- noun butterflyfish 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. 0
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Origin of butterflyfish
First appearance:
before 1730 One of the 48% newest English words
First recorded in 1730-40; butterfly + fish
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Parts of speech for Butterflyfish
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butterflyfish popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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