'butterflyfish' definitions:

Definition of 'butterflyfish'

From: WordNet
noun
Tropical fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for underwater gliding; unrelated to searobins [syn: flying gurnard, flying robin, butterflyfish]

Definition of 'butterflyfish'

From: GCIDE
  • butterflyfish \butterflyfish\ n. tropical gurnardlike fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for underwater gliding; unrelated to searobins.
  • Syn: flying gurnard, flying robin. [WordNet 1.5]