HyperDic: angelfish

English > 3 senses of the word angelfish:
NOUNanimalangelfisha butterfly fish of the genus Pomacanthus
animalangelfish, spadefish, Chaetodipterus faberdeep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters
animalangelfish, angel shark, Squatina squatina, monkfishsharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do
angelfish > pronunciation
Soundsey'njhahlfih.sh
Rhymesabolish ... Yiddish: 161 rhymes with ihsh...
English > angelfish: 3 senses > noun 1, animal
MeaningA butterfly fish of the genus Pomacanthus.
Member ofPomacanthus, genus Pomacanthusangelfishes
Broaderbutterfly fishsmall usually brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes having narrow deep bodies with large broad fins
Spanishangelote, pez ángel
English > angelfish: 3 senses > noun 2, animal
MeaningDeep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters.
Synonymsspadefish, Chaetodipterus faber
Member ofChaetodipterus, genus ChaetodipterusA genus of Ephippidae
Broaderpercoid fish, percoid, percoideanAny of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes
English > angelfish: 3 senses > noun 3, animal
Meaningsharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do.
Synonymsangel shark, Squatina squatina, monkfish
Member ofSquatina, genus Squatinatype genus of the Squatinidae
BroadersharkAny of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
Spanishangelote
CatalanSquatina squatina

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