Chaetodont

Chaetodont
Chaetodont Ch[ae]to*dont, a. Of or pertaining to the Ch[ae]todonts or the family {Ch[ae]todontid[ae]}. [1913 Webster]

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  • Chaetodont — Ch[ae] to*dont, n. [Gr. chai th hair + ?, ?, tooth.] (Zo[ o]l.) A marine fish of the family {Ch[ae]todontid[ae]}. The ch[ae]todonts have broad, compressed bodies, and usually bright colors. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • blue angel — noun the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic • Syn: ↑amobarbital sodium, ↑blue, ↑blue devil, ↑Amytal • Hypernyms: ↑amobarbital * * * noun or …   Useful english dictionary

  • Chaetodontidae — noun butterfly fishes • Syn: ↑family Chaetodontidae • Hypernyms: ↑fish family • Member Holonyms: ↑Perciformes, ↑order Perciformes, ↑Percomorphi, ↑order Percomorphi …   Useful english dictionary

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