clownfish

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Etymology

clown +‎ fish

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Noun

clownfish (plural clownfish or clownfishes)

  1. Any of colorful fish of genera Amphiprion and Premnas in subfamily Amphiprioninae of family Pomacentridae, native to the Pacific and Indian Oceans, notable for their mutual relationship with sea anemones.

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