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# angelfish

noun (an angelfish, angelfish or angelfishes)

«angelfish» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

An angelfish is a brightly coloured tropical fish with a flat body and long fins, living on coral reefs or kept in aquariums. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/angelfish/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science and nature lessons it is an example of a coral reef or freshwater tropical fish. Phrases: freshwater angelfish, marine angelfish.

### Examples

- The angelfish swam gracefully in the tank. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/angelfish/#x1)
- Angelfish live on coral reefs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/angelfish/#x2)
- Its fins look like wings, so it was named angelfish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/angelfish/#x3)
- Freshwater angelfish come from the Amazon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/angelfish/#x4)
- Angelfish have flat, tall bodies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/angelfish/#x5)
- We saw blue and yellow angelfish when snorkelling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/angelfish/#x6)

### Note

Plural usually angelfish. One word.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «angelfish» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/angelfish/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«angelfish» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/angelfish.html) on Mova free.