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Chaetodontidae

plural noun
Chae·​to·​don·​ti·​dae

Definition of Chaetodontidae

: a large family of percoid tropical marine fishes common about coral reefs that includes the butterfly fishes

History and Etymology for Chaetodontidae

New Latin, from Chaetodont-, Chaetodon, type genus + -idae

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