Akademik

chaetodon

noun

any fish of the genus Chaetodon

• Hypernyms: ↑butterfly fish

• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Chaetodon

* * *

\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌdän\ noun

Etymology: New Latin, from chaet- + -odon

1. capitalized : the type genus of Chaetodontidae

2. -s : any fish of the genus Chaetodon

* * *

chaetodon /kēˈtō-don/ noun

(Gr odous, odontos tooth) any fish of the tropical genus Chaetodon having slender teeth and making up the family Chaetodonˈtidae

• • •

Main Entry: ↑chaeta

Useful english dictionary. 2012.