Any of a group of conspicuous tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae; the bannerfish and coralfish are also included in this group. Butterflyfish are fairly small, mostly from 12 to 22 cm (c.7-9 in) in length.
butterflyfishes
butterflyfishes
noun
plural of butterflyfish
butterflying
butterflying
verb
present participle of butterfly
butterflylike
butterflylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a butterfly.
effumability
effumability
noun
(obsolete, rare) The capability of flying off in fumes or vapour.
emulsifiability
emulsifiability
noun
The quality or degree of being emulsifiable.
influencability
influenceability
influenceability
noun
The quality or state of being influenceable.
irrefutability
irrefutability
noun
Quality of being irrefutable.
irrefutably
irrefutably
adv
In an irrefutable manner; beyond the possibility of refutation.
liquefiability
reconfigurability
reconfigurability
noun
The state or degree of being reconfigurable.
refundability
refundability
noun
The quality of being refundable.
refutability
refutability
noun
The ability to be refuted; disprovability.
subeffectively
subfestively
subformatively
superfusibility
ultrafilterability
ultrafilterability
noun
The quality or degree of being ultrafilterable.
unbeautifully
unbeautifully
adv
In a manner that is unbeautiful (ugly or inelegant).