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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Most fish in the Pomacentridae family.
2. 2
   small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

demoiselle

Etymology

From damsel + fish.

Related phrases

Galapagos damselfishbanded damselfishblue damselfishblue green damselfishcocoa damselfishdomino damselfishfour-stripe damselfishlyretail damselfishpale damselfishsergeant major damselfishstriptail damselfishthree-stripe damselfish

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