angel fish

angel fish
Spadefish Spade"fish` (sp[=a]d"f[i^]sh`), n. (Zo["o]l.) An American market fish ({Ch[ae]todipterus faber}) common on the southern coasts; -- called also {angel fish}, {moonfish}, and {porgy}. [1913 Webster]

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  • Angel fish — Angel An gel, n. [AS. [ae]ngel, engel, influenced by OF. angele, angle, F. ange. Both the AS. and the OF. words are from L. angelus, Gr. a ggelos messenger, a messenger of God, an angel.] 1. A messenger. [R.] [1913 Webster] The dear good angel of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Angel fish — An gel fish See under {Angel}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • angel fish — europinis plokščiakūnis ryklys statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Squatina squatina angl. angel fish; angel ray; angel shark; monkfish rus. европейская скватина; европейский морской ангел ryšiai:… …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

  • Angel fish — Shark Shark, n. [Of uncertain origin; perhaps through OF. fr. carcharus a kind of dogfish, Gr. karchari as, so called from its sharp teeth, fr. ka rcharos having sharp or jagged teeth; or perhaps named from its rapacity (cf. {Shark}, v. t. & i.); …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • angel-fish — n. Monk fish (Squatina angelus), fiddle fish …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • ANGEL-FISH —    a hideous, voracious fish of the shark family …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • angel fish — n. moonfish, type of large fish found in the Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean; porgy …   English contemporary dictionary

  • angel-fish — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Angel — An gel, n. [AS. [ae]ngel, engel, influenced by OF. angele, angle, F. ange. Both the AS. and the OF. words are from L. angelus, Gr. a ggelos messenger, a messenger of God, an angel.] 1. A messenger. [R.] [1913 Webster] The dear good angel of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Angel bed — Angel An gel, n. [AS. [ae]ngel, engel, influenced by OF. angele, angle, F. ange. Both the AS. and the OF. words are from L. angelus, Gr. a ggelos messenger, a messenger of God, an angel.] 1. A messenger. [R.] [1913 Webster] The dear good angel of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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