English noun: demoiselle | |||
1. | demoiselle (person) a young unmarried woman | ||
Synonyms | damoiselle, damosel, damozel, damsel | ||
Broader (hypernym) | maid, maiden | ||
2. | demoiselle (animal) small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs | ||
Synonyms | damselfish | ||
Broader (hypernym) | percoid, percoid fish, percoidean | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Abudefduf saxatilis, anemone fish, beaugregory, Pomacentrus leucostictus, sergeant major | ||
Member meronym | family Pomacentridae, Pomacentridae | ||