dam-selfish

dam·sel·fish

[dam-zuhl-fish]
noun, plural ( especially collectively ) dam·sel·fish ( especially referring to two or more kinds or species ) dam·sel·fish·es.
any of several chiefly tropical, brilliantly colored, marine fishes of the family Pomacentridae, living among coral reefs.
Also called demoiselle.


Origin:
1900–05; damsel + fish

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damselfish (ˈdæmzəlˌfɪʃ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -fish, -fishes
See also anemone fish any small tropical percoid fish of the family Pomacentridae, having a brightly coloured deep compressed body

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