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Definition of "angelfish" [angelfish]

  • A brightly colored fish of the family Pomacanthidae of warm seas, having a laterally compressed body. (noun)
  • A freshwater fish (Pterophyllum scalare), native to rivers of tropical South America and having a laterally compressed, usually striped body. It is popular in aquariums. Also called scalare. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "angelfish" in a sentence
  • "The only fish that can do this is the angelfish, that is, it can change its colour like the octopus."
  • "Perhaps out of disappointment, Twain frequently undertook outings with young schoolgirls whom he called his "angelfish" — "surrogate granddaughters," as Mr. Shelden calls them."
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