See Also: chaetodon(dictionary)

chaetodon (iou)



chaetodon noun. M18.
[mod. Latin, formed as CHAETA + -ODON.]
A brightly coloured marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae, with a deep, flattened body and bristle-like teeth. Also called butterfly-fish.
chaetodont noun & adjective (a fish) of the family Chaetodontidae M19.