bandfishes

/ˈbændˌfɪʃɪz/

Meanings

noun

Any of many perciform fish of the family Cepolidae

Examples :

"While snorkeling in the Mediterranean Sea, we saw a group of bright orange bandfishes darting in and out of the rocky crevices. "

fish animal

Related Words

snorkeling verb

/ˈsnɔːrkəlɪŋ/ /ˈsnɔːrkəlɪŋɡ/ /ˈsnɔːrkɪlɪŋ/ /ˈsnɔːrkɪlɪŋɡ/

To use a snorkel.

"Before the picnic, we were snorkeling in the clear, shallow water. "

crevices noun

/ˈkrɛvɪsɪz/

A narrow crack or fissure, as in a rock or wall.

"The small lizard hid in the crevices of the old stone wall. "

bright noun

/bɹaɪt/

An artist's brush used in oil and acrylic painting with a long ferrule and a flat, somewhat tapering bristle head.

"The art teacher showed the students how to use a bright to blend the colors on their canvases. "

family noun

/ˈfɛm(ɘ)li/ /ˈfæm(ɪ)li/ /ˈfæm(ə)li/

A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; for example, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.

"Our family lives in town."

many noun

/ˈmæni/ /ˈmɛni/

A multitude; a great aggregate; a mass of people; the generality; the common herd.

"Democracy must balance the rights of the few against the will of the many."

group noun

/ɡɹuːp/

A number of things or persons being in some relation to one another.

"The group of students worked together on their project. "

darting verb

/ˈdɑːrtɪŋ/ /ˈdɑːrtn̩/

To throw with a sudden effort or thrust; to hurl or launch.

"The child, excited about recess, was darting paper airplanes out the classroom window when the teacher wasn't looking. "

perciform noun

/ˈpɜːrsɪfɔːrm/ /ˈpɜːrsəfɔːrm/

Such a fish

"The fisherman proudly displayed his catch, a large perciform shimmering in the sunlight. "

orange noun

/ˈɔɹɪ̈nd͡ʒ/ /ˈɒɹɨn(d)ʒ/ /ˈɑɹɪ̈nd͡ʒ/

An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis.

"My grandpa's orange tree in his backyard produces delicious fruit. "

fish noun

/fɪʃ/ /fɘʃ/

A cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills.

"Salmon is a fish."

rocky adjective

[ˈɹʷɔkiː] /ˈɹɒki/ [ˈɹʷɒki]

Unstable; easily rocked.

"The table was rocky, so we put a book under one leg."

while noun

/waɪl/

An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.

"He lectured for quite a long while."