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damselfish

[ dam-zuhl-fish ]

noun

, plural (especially collectively) dam·sel·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) dam·sel·fish·es.
  1. any of several chiefly tropical, brilliantly colored, marine fishes of the family Pomacentridae, living among coral reefs.

damselfish

/ ˈdæmzəlˌfɪʃ /

noun

  1. any small tropical percoid fish of the family Pomacentridae, having a brightly coloured deep compressed body See also anemone fish

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Word History and Origins

Origin of damselfish1

First recorded in 1900–05; damsel + fish

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