Any of a group of conspicuous tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae; the bannerfish and coralfish are also included in this group. Butterflyfish are fairly small, mostly from 12 to 22 cm (c.7-9 in) in length.
butterflyfishes
butterflyfishes
noun
plural of butterflyfish
chlorophylliferous
chyliferous
chyliferous
adj
That bears or transmits chyle.
chymiferous
chymiferous
adj
Bearing or containing chyme
codfishery
codfishery
noun
A fishery specifically dealing with cod.
conchyliferous
crayfish
crayfish
noun
(Australia) A freshwater crayfish (family Parastacidae), such as the gilgie, marron, or yabby.
(Australia, New Zealand, South Africa) A rock lobster (family Palinuridae).
(New England, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota) A freshwater crustacean (family Cambaridae), sometimes used as an inexpensive seafood or as fish bait.
(Singapore) The species Thenus orientalis of the slipper lobster family (Scyllaridae).
Any of numerous freshwater decapod crustaceans in superfamily Astacoidea or Parastacoidea, resembling the related lobster but usually much smaller.
verb
Alternative form of crawfish (to backpedal, desert, or withdraw)
to catch crayfish
crayfishes
crayfishes
noun
plural of crayfish
crayfishing
crayfishing
noun
fishing for crayfish
verb
present participle of crayfish
dwarfishly
dwarfishly
adv
In a dwarfish manner.
factoryship
fairishly
fairishly
adv
Tolerably well; acceptably.
fairyish
fairyish
adj
fairylike
fairyship
fairyship
noun
(with "your", "her", etc.) Title applied to a fairy.
farsightedly
farsightedly
adv
In a farsighted manner.
felsophyric
fetishry
feverishly
feverishly
adv
With excitement and determination.
With speed; rapidly.
fishberry
fishberry
noun
The poisonous fruit of Anamirta cocculus.
fisherboy
fisherboy
noun
A boy employed in catching fish; a young fisherman.
fishery
fishery
noun
(countable) A fishing company.
(countable) A right to fish in a particular location; Territorial fishing waters.
(uncountable) Fishing: the catching, processing and marketing of fish or other seafood.
A place where fish or other seafood are caught: a fishing ground.
A place where fish or other seafood are processed: a seafood factory.
A place where fish or other seafood are raised: a fish farm.
fishyard
flourishingly
flourishingly
adv
In a flourishing way; tending to succeed and grow.
flourishy
flourishy
adj
flourishing; characterised by flourishes
foresightedly
foresightedly
adv
With foresight; in a foresighted manner.
formaldehydesulphoxylic
forsythia
forsythia
noun
Any of several shrubs, of the genus Forsythia, native to Asia and Eastern Europe, that are cultivated for their yellow flowers, which bloom in early spring.
forsythias
forsythias
noun
plural of forsythia
fortyish
fortyish
adj
About forty years old.
Close to the number forty
num
Any number close to forty.
freakishly
freakishly
adv
In a freakish manner.
frelinghuysen
frumpishly
frumpishly
adv
In a frumpish manner.
grayfish
grayfishes
greyfish
hectocotyliferous
historify
historify
verb
To record in or as history.
horsify
housewifery
housewifery
noun
(obsolete) Household goods.
The state or activity of being a housewife; household management, domestic skills.
hydrodesulfurization
hydrodesulfurization
noun
(chemistry) a process for lowering the sulfur content of petroleum and similar products by catalytic hydrogenation, sulfur compounds being converted to hydrogen sulfide
hydrofluosilicate
hydrofluosilicate
noun
(chemistry) A salt of hydrofluosilic acid.
hydrofluosilicic
hydrofoils
hydrofoils
noun
plural of hydrofoil
hydrogasification
hydrogasification
noun
The reaction of hydrogen with coal under high pressure to form methane
hydrosulfide
hydrosulfide
noun
(chemistry) Any compound formally derived from hydrogen sulfide by replacing one hydrogen atom with a metal or other radical; a thiol or mercaptan.
(chemistry) The HS⁻ anion.
hydrosulfite
hydrosulfite
noun
(chemistry) dithionite
hymeniferous
hyperconformist
hyperfastidious
hyperfastidious
Adjective
Extremely fastidious.
hyperfastidiously
hyperfastidiousness
hyperfederalist
hyperflexibleness
hypsiliform
hysteriform
ichthyornithiformes
ichthyosiform
ichthyosiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling ichthyosis.
nonfeverishly
overfoolishly
oysterfish
oysterfish
noun
tautog (Tautoga onitis)
oysterfishes
oysterfishes
noun
plural of oysterfish
paraphysiferous
phrasify
physiform
phytiferous
pseudofeverishly
raffishly
raffishly
adv
In a raffish manner.
referendaryship
referendaryship
noun
The state or business of a referendary.
refreshingly
refreshingly
adv
In a refreshing manner.
saccharify
saccharify
verb
(biochemistry, transitive) To convert (soluble polysaccharides) into simple sugars
saccharifying
saccharifying
verb
present participle of saccharify
scyphiferous
scyphiform
scyphiform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a cup.
semitruthfully
serfishly
serfishly
adv
In a serfish manner.
shellfishery
shellfishery
noun
(uncountable) The catching of shellfish.
A place where shellfish are caught or processed.
sheriffalty
sheriffcy
sheriffry
sherify
spendthrifty
spendthrifty
adj
spendthrift; prodigal
spherify
sprightfully
sprightfully
adv
In a sprightful manner.
straightforwardly
straightforwardly
adv
In a straightforward manner.
sulfhydric
sulfhydric
adj
(chemistry) Relating to hydrogen sulfide.
sunfishery
swordfishery
tartuffishly
tartufishly
thriftlessly
thriftlessly
adv
In a thriftless manner.
thyrisiferous
thyrsiflorous
thyrsiform
thysanuriform
thysanuriform
adj
Resembling organisms of the order Thysanura.
trashify
trashify
verb
(informal, transitive) To throw away; to dispose of.