angelfish
скалярия, рыба-ангел
Skalar
Any member of the genus Pterophyllum of freshwater, tropical cichlidsAny member of the genus Pterophyllum of freshwater, tropical cichlids.
US/ˈeɪndʒəlfˌɪʃ/
Meaning
6 sensesAny member of the genus Pterophyllum of freshwater, tropical cichlids.
Any marine fish of the family Pomacanthidae, common on shallow tropical reefs.
Skalar
скаля́рияskaljárija, ры́ба-а́нгелrýba-ángel
(South Africa)Atlantic pomfret (Brama brama).
Angelshark, of the family Squatinidae.
Atlantic spadefish (Chaetodipterus faber).
Cave angelfish, a karst-dwelling member of the family Balitoridae, found only in Thailand.
More definitions
- a butterfly fish of the genus Pomacanthus
- sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do
- deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
freshwater fish:
marine fish:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
freshwater fish:
Origin
From angel + fish; so called for its wing-like pectoral fins.From angel + fish; so called for its wing-like pectoral fins.
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Forms
plural: angelfish / angelfishesSynonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do:angel sharkSquatina squatinamonkfish
- deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters:spadefishChaetodipterus faber
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular