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English noun: angelfish

1. angelfish (animal) a butterfly fish of the genus Pomacanthus


Broader (hypernym)butterfly fish


Member meronymgenus Pomacanthus, Pomacanthus

2. angelfish (animal) deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters


SynonymsChaetodipterus faber, spadefish


Broader (hypernym)percoid, percoid fish, percoidean


Member meronymChaetodipterus, genus Chaetodipterus

3. angelfish (animal) sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do


Synonymsangel shark, monkfish, Squatina squatina


Broader (hypernym)shark


Member meronymgenus Squatina, Squatina









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