Definitions of demoiselle
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a young unmarried woman
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small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs
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synonyms:
damselfish
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types:
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Pomacentrus leucostictus, beaugregory
a blue and yellow damselfish of Bermuda and Florida and the West Indies
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anemone fish
live associated with sea anemones
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Abudefduf saxatilis, sergeant major
large blue-grey black-striped damselfish; nearly worldwide
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Amphiprion percula, clown anemone fish
an anemone fish of the genus Amphiprion
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type of:
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percoid, percoid fish, percoidean
any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes
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