"angelfish" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: angelfish [plural], angelfishes [plural], angel fish [alternative], angel-fish [alternative]
Etymology: From angel + fish; so called for its wing-like pectoral fins. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|angel|fish}} angel + fish Head templates: {{en-noun|*|+}} angelfish (plural angelfish or angelfishes)
  1. Any member of the genus Pterophyllum of freshwater, tropical cichlids.
    Sense id: en-angelfish-en-noun-x7ceHKmT Categories (other): Cichlids Disambiguation of Cichlids: 31 7 33 14 9 6
  2. Any marine fish of the family Pomacanthidae, common on shallow tropical reefs. Translations (freshwater fish): Skalar [masculine] (German), αγγελόψαρο (angelópsaro) [neuter] (Greek), skalar [masculine] (Polish), acará-bandeira [masculine] (Portuguese), скаля́рия (skaljárija) [feminine] (Russian) Translations (marine fish): ކޮކާމަސް އާއިލާ (kokāmas āilā) (Dhivehi), pesce angelo [masculine] (Italian), ustniczek [masculine] (Polish), paru [masculine] (Portuguese), frade [masculine] (Portuguese), peixe-frade [masculine] (Portuguese), ры́ба-а́нгел (rýba-ángel) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-angelfish-en-noun-xnKDgdzI Disambiguation of 'freshwater fish': 20 48 24 1 6 0 Disambiguation of 'marine fish': 0 83 14 0 3 0
  3. (South Africa) Atlantic pomfret (Brama brama). Tags: South-Africa
    Sense id: en-angelfish-en-noun-bTmHhZub Categories (other): South African English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dhivehi translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Cichlids, Percoid fish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 9 41 21 12 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 7 61 11 8 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 12 34 18 14 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 11 35 18 14 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Dhivehi translations: 10 10 47 14 10 9 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 9 9 52 12 10 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 11 11 44 14 10 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 9 9 54 12 9 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 10 11 47 13 11 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 11 11 45 13 12 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 9 9 54 12 9 8 Disambiguation of Cichlids: 31 7 33 14 9 6 Disambiguation of Percoid fish: 1 37 57 1 4 1
  4. Angelshark, of the family Squatinidae.
    Sense id: en-angelfish-en-noun-7bwVF45L Categories (other): Cichlids Disambiguation of Cichlids: 31 7 33 14 9 6
  5. Atlantic spadefish (Chaetodipterus faber).
    Sense id: en-angelfish-en-noun-pctsKWOr
  6. cave angelfish, a karst-dwelling member of the family Balitoridae, found only in Thailand.
    Sense id: en-angelfish-en-noun-5~~2I900
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gray angelfish, queen angelfish (taxonomic: Holacanthus ciliaris), royal angelfish, yellowbar angelfish

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "yellowbar angelfish"
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    [
      "angel",
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      "pectoral fin"
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          "word": "Skalar"
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          "_dis1": "0 83 14 0 3 0",
          "code": "it",
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "freshwater fish",
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      ],
      "word": "Skalar"
    },
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      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "angelópsaro",
      "sense": "freshwater fish",
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      ],
      "word": "αγγελόψαρο"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
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      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "freshwater fish",
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      ],
      "word": "skalar"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "freshwater fish",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "acará-bandeira"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "skaljárija",
      "sense": "freshwater fish",
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      "word": "скаля́рия"
    },
    {
      "code": "dv",
      "lang": "Dhivehi",
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      "roman": "kokāmas āilā",
      "sense": "marine fish",
      "word": "ކޮކާމަސް އާއިލާ"
    },
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      "code": "it",
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      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "marine fish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "pesce angelo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
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      "sense": "marine fish",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ustniczek"
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      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "marine fish",
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      "word": "paru"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "marine fish",
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      "word": "frade"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "marine fish",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "peixe-frade"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "rýba-ángel",
      "sense": "marine fish",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ры́ба-а́нгел"
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  "word": "angelfish"
}

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