ALL meanings of butterflyfish
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B b - 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