ANGELFISH


Meaning of ANGELFISH in English

/ayn"jeuhl fish'/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) angelfish , ( esp. referring to two or more kinds or species ) angelfishes .

1. a South American freshwater fish, genus Pterophyllum, often kept in aquariums. Cf. scalare .

2. See angel shark .

[ 1660-70; ANGEL + FISH ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .