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Definition of: chaetodon
(kē′tə·don) noun
One of a family (Chaetodontidae) of fishes having the dorsal fins stiff and spiny, including certain angelfishes of West Indies and Florida waters. [<NL <Gk. chaitē bristle + odous, odontos tooth]
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