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bannerfish

noun

Etymology

From banner + fish.

  1. inherited from *peysk-✻ — “fish”
  2. inherited from *fiskaz✻ — “fish”
  3. inherited from *fisk✻
  4. inherited from fisċ — “fish”
  5. inherited from fisch
  6. compounded as bannerfish — “banner + fish”

Definitions

  1. A large sailfish of the species Istiophorus platypterus, of the swordfish family, with a…

    A large sailfish of the species Istiophorus platypterus, of the swordfish family, with a broad banner-like dorsal fin

  2. Any of several species of butterflyfish in the genus Heniochus (order Chaetodontiformes)…

    Any of several species of butterflyfish in the genus Heniochus (order Chaetodontiformes) that superficially resemble the Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus, order Acanthuriformes), though not closely related.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA