CLOWNFISH

Etymology

Noun

clownfish (plural clownfish or clownfishes)

Any of colorful fish of the genera Amphiprion and Premnas in the subfamily Amphiprioninae, native to the Pacific and Indian Oceans, notable for their mutual relationship with sea anemones.

Synonyms

• anemonefish

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

23 September 2024

CLEAN

(adjective) free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed; “he landed a clean left on his opponent’s cheek”; “a clean throw”; “the neat exactness of the surgeon’s knife”


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Coffee Trivia

Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.

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