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PRONUNCIATION OF DAMSELFISH

damselfish  [ˈdæmzəlˌfɪʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DAMSELFISH

noun
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Damselfish is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DAMSELFISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

damselfish

Damselfish

Damselfish comprise the family Pomacentridae except those of the genera Amphiprion and Premnas, which are the anemonefishes. They can grow up to 14 inches long. While most are marine, a few species inhabit the lower stretches of rivers in fresh water. Damselfish usually have bright colors. Neon damselfish from East Timor...

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DAMSELFISH


angelfish
ˈeɪndʒəlˌfɪʃ
billfish
ˈbɪlˌfɪʃ
candlefish
ˈkændəlˌfɪʃ
coalfish
ˈkəʊlˌfɪʃ
cuttlefish
ˈkʌtəlˌfɪʃ
dealfish
ˈdiːlˌfɪʃ
devilfish
ˈdɛvəlˌfɪʃ
fallfish
ˈfɔːlˌfɪʃ
filefish
ˈfaɪlˌfɪʃ
jewelfish
ˈdʒuːəlˌfɪʃ
needlefish
ˈniːdəlˌfɪʃ
paddlefish
ˈpædəlˌfɪʃ
sablefish
ˈseɪbəlˌfɪʃ
sailfish
ˈseɪlˌfɪʃ
shellfish
ˈʃɛlˌfɪʃ
snailfish
ˈsneɪlˌfɪʃ
squirrelfish
ˈskwɪrəlˌfɪʃ
swellfish
ˈswɛlˌfɪʃ
tilefish
ˈtaɪlˌfɪʃ
wallfish
ˈwɔːlˌfɪʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DAMSELFISH

damp-proof course
dampcourse
dampen
dampener
damper
Dampier
damping
damping off
dampish
dampishness
damply
dampness
dampy
damsel
damsel bug
damselflies
damselfly
damson
damson cheese
damson jam

WORDS THAT END LIKE DAMSELFISH

big fish
blowfish
catfish
cellfish
crawfish
crayfish
drink like a fish
elfish
fish
goldfish
jellyfish
oafish
selfish
starfish
swordfish
unselfish
werewolfish
werwolfish
whitefish
wolfish

Synonyms and antonyms of damselfish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «damselfish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DAMSELFISH

Find out the translation of damselfish to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of damselfish from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «damselfish» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

雀鲷
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

damisela
570 millions of speakers

English

damselfish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

damselfish
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

damselfish
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ласточки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

donzela
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

damselfish
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

demoiselles
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Damselfish
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Riffbarsche
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スズメダイ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

damselfish
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Damselfish
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cá trinh nữ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

damselfish
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हळुवार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

papazlar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

castagnole
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

damselfish
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ластівки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

damselfish
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

damselfish
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

damselfish
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

damselfish
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

damselfish
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of damselfish

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DAMSELFISH»

The term «damselfish» is regularly used and occupies the 102.482 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DAMSELFISH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «damselfish» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «damselfish» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about damselfish

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DAMSELFISH»

Discover the use of damselfish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to damselfish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Damselfish
Susan Ouriou's first novel explores a season in the life of three women, two sisters - on an artist, the other a codemaker - and their mother.
Susan Ouriou, 2003
2
Bioacoustics and Reproductive Ecology of the Damselfish ...
The continuous time-series of sound production were analyzed to determine appropriate sampling strategies to measure male sound production over shorter time periods using SCUBA.
David Allen Mann, 1995
3
Chasing Science at Sea: Racing Hurricanes, Stalking Sharks, ...
began studying coral reef fish while investigating their behavior for his master's degree. As a graduate student, he spent lots of time underwater conducting reef fish surveys, and every so often would find bicolor damselfish with conspicuous, ...
Ellen Prager, 2009
4
Fishes: The Animal Answer Guide
The most vigorous attacks were directed at trespassers that were likely to eat the eggs that the male damselfish was guarding. The territorial male responded differently depending on the value of the resource it was guarding and the threat a ...
Gene Helfman, Bruce Collette, 2011
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Damselfish
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Damselfish comprise the family Pomacentridae except those of the genera Amphiprion and Premnas.
Nethanel Willy, 2011
6
Life and Death Of Coral Reefs
It appears that, on exposed reef surfaces, coral recruits may initially experience enhanced survival where they are protected from extensive fish grazing, such as within damselfish territories, but will often be overgrown by algae eventually.
Charles Birkeland, 1997
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Advances in Marine Biology APL
By aggressively defending territories against other fish and sea urchins, damselfish are able to maintain distinct lawns of foliose algae on reef slopes otherwise dominated by calcareous species. Brawley and Adey (1977), Hixon and Brostoff ...
‎1986
8
Global Ecological Consequences of the 1982-83 El ...
Lower forereef slope, Uva Island reef, 6 m depth, 16 October 1987, Gulf of Chiriqui, Panama. damselfish repulsion and an avoidance of damselfish lawns, numerous reef patches are virtually free of a potentially destructive sea urchin bioeroder ...
P.W. Glynn, 1990
9
Connectivity Among Populations of Bicolor Damselfish ( ...
Connectivity is a critical measure affecting the evolution and ecology of species.
Roger James Thiessen, 2007
10
Damselfish Virus-like Agent RNA as it Relates to the Life ...
This body of work focused on characterizing the RNAs of this agent and determining the role these might play in tumor formation.
Jennifer Joy Rahn, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DAMSELFISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term damselfish is used in the context of the following news items.
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Who makes you clever and cunning? HR message from
The studies on Ambon damselfish (Pomacentrus amboinensis) in Great Barrier Reef have found that the fish when under threat develops a ... «The Hans India, Jun 15»
2
How five Aussie icons will fare in a warmer world
His research has found many tropical fish species such as damselfish, butterfly fish and angelfish are already moving further south because ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 15»
3
The ultimate mum-daughter Fiji getaway
My fish-spotting checklist includes South Seas devil damselfish, blue-spotted stingrays and six line wrasse. But while I've been learning about ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
4
Rainbow effect Fine Arts
Surge damselfish (Chrysiptera leucopoma). This yellow fish darts in and out of coral reefs of the Indo-Pacific Ocean, its colorful pigments ... «Bay Area Reporter, Jun 15»
5
Endangered species don't need an Ark - they need a Living Planet!
Yes, the Franklins bumblebee must be saved, as must the Hunters hartebeest and the Chinese bahaba and the Galapagos damselfish. «The Ecologist, Jun 15»
6
Ocean and bay
Easiest — and cheapest ($70) — is snorkeling. You get to see orange damselfish (garibaldi), sheephead, lobster, rays, sardines, sea lions, ... «San Diego Reader, Jun 15»
7
'Brain dead' Avalon woman woke before plug was pulled
Lying on her back, looking up, she saw tropical fish swim past and began naming them: Clownfish. Cowfish. Damselfish. Angelfish. Blue tango. «Press of Atlantic City, Jun 15»
8
'Glamping' on Sumilon Island, Cebu
My dive master and I descended along a vibrant reef wall, swimming through brightly colored anthias, damselfish and a long-snouted ... «Rappler, May 15»
9
Dottyback reef fish is a “wolf in sheep's clothing”
This is because the area has populations of both yellow and brown damselfish, and habitat consisting of live coral and dead coral 'rubble'. «SCUBA News, Apr 15»
10
This Devious Fish Basically Reenacts The Thing To Catch Its Prey
The reason soon became apparent — the dottyback was in an environment with both yellow coral and brown damselfish, and the dottyback ... «io9, Apr 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Damselfish [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/damselfish>. May 2024 ».
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