Angelfish (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural (especially collectively) an·gel·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) an·gel·fish·es.
  1. a South American freshwater fish, genus Pterophyllum, often kept in aquariums.
  2. angel shark.
noun plural -fish or -fishes
  1. any of various small tropical marine percoid fishes of the genus Pomacanthus and related genera, which have a deep flattened brightly coloured body and brushlike teeth: family Chaetodontidae
  2. a South American cichlid, Pterophyllum scalare, of the Amazon region, having a compressed body and large dorsal and anal fins: a popular aquarium fish
  3. another name for angel shark
Angelfish (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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