"Moorish idol" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Moorish idols [plural]
Etymology: From a popular belief associating Moors with them. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Moorish idol (plural Moorish idols)
  1. A fish of the species Zanclus cornutus, a colorful marine tropical fish often kept in aquaria. Categories (lifeform): Acanthuroid fish Synonyms: toby Translations (Zanclus cornutus): شُوش (šūš) [masculine] (Arabic), sangguwanding (Cebuano), sarvikala (Finnish), idole mauresque [masculine] (French), idole des Maures [masculine] (French), Halfterfisch [masculine] (German), ibaba (Gilbertese), ieniwa (Gilbertese), ntibetibe (Gilbertese), kihikihi (Hawaiian), idolo moresco [masculine] (Italian), 角出 (Japanese), ツノダシ (tsunodashi) (Japanese), 깃대돔 (gitdaedom) (Korean), jourur (Marshallese), namwpwo (Mokilese), Morish aid'l (Pitcairn-Norfolk), ídolo moro [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Moorish_idol-en-noun-fgkV2wCd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "Zanclus cornutus",
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          "sense": "Zanclus cornutus",
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          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "gitdaedom",
          "sense": "Zanclus cornutus",
          "word": "깃대돔"
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          "code": "mh",
          "lang": "Marshallese",
          "sense": "Zanclus cornutus",
          "word": "jourur"
        },
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          "code": "mkj",
          "lang": "Mokilese",
          "sense": "Zanclus cornutus",
          "word": "namwpwo"
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          "code": "pih",
          "lang": "Pitcairn-Norfolk",
          "sense": "Zanclus cornutus",
          "word": "Morish aid'l"
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Zanclus cornutus",
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      "lang": "Arabic",
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      "sense": "Zanclus cornutus",
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      "word": "شُوش"
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      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "Zanclus cornutus",
      "word": "sangguwanding"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Zanclus cornutus",
      "word": "sarvikala"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Zanclus cornutus",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Zanclus cornutus",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Halfterfisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "gil",
      "lang": "Gilbertese",
      "sense": "Zanclus cornutus",
      "word": "ibaba"
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    {
      "code": "gil",
      "lang": "Gilbertese",
      "sense": "Zanclus cornutus",
      "word": "ieniwa"
    },
    {
      "code": "gil",
      "lang": "Gilbertese",
      "sense": "Zanclus cornutus",
      "word": "ntibetibe"
    },
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      "code": "haw",
      "lang": "Hawaiian",
      "sense": "Zanclus cornutus",
      "word": "kihikihi"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Zanclus cornutus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "idolo moresco"
    },
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      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "Zanclus cornutus",
      "word": "角出"
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      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tsunodashi",
      "sense": "Zanclus cornutus",
      "word": "ツノダシ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gitdaedom",
      "sense": "Zanclus cornutus",
      "word": "깃대돔"
    },
    {
      "code": "mh",
      "lang": "Marshallese",
      "sense": "Zanclus cornutus",
      "word": "jourur"
    },
    {
      "code": "mkj",
      "lang": "Mokilese",
      "sense": "Zanclus cornutus",
      "word": "namwpwo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pih",
      "lang": "Pitcairn-Norfolk",
      "sense": "Zanclus cornutus",
      "word": "Morish aid'l"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Zanclus cornutus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ídolo moro"
    }
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  "word": "Moorish idol"
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