English noun: butterflyfish | |||
1. | butterflyfish (animal) tropical fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for underwater gliding; unrelated to searobins | ||
Synonyms | flying gurnard, flying robin | ||
Broader (hypernym) | scorpaenoid, scorpaenoid fish | ||
Member meronym | Dactylopteridae, family Dactylopteridae | ||