"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|+}} angelfish (plural angelfish or angelfishes)
  1. A freshwater fish, tropical cichlids of the genus Pterophyllum. Translations (freshwater fish): Skalar [masculine] (German), αγγελόψαρο (angelópsaro) [neuter] (Greek), skalar [masculine] (Polish), acará-bandeira [masculine] (Portuguese), скаля́рия (skaljárija) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-angelfish-en-noun-Cp9oJmi8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Cichlids, Percoid fish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Cichlids: 54 46 Disambiguation of Percoid fish: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'freshwater fish': 76 24
  2. A marine fish of the family Pomacanthidae, common on shallow tropical reefs. 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-1qovhz1t Categories (other): 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: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Dhivehi translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Cichlids: 54 46 Disambiguation of Percoid fish: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'marine fish': 28 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: queen angelfish

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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