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/ˈklaʊnˌfɪʃ/ · noun
Any of the colorful fish of genera Amphiprion and Premnas in subfamily Amphiprioninae of family Pomacentridae, native to the Pacific and Indian Oceans, notable for their mutual relationship with sea anemones..
Use clownfish when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Clownfish means Any of the colorful fish of genera Amphiprion and Premnas in subfamily Amphiprioninae of family Pomacentridae, native to the Pacific and Indian Oceans, notable for their mutual relationship with sea anemones..
Common synonyms include anemonefish.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use clownfish where its definition matches the intended context.
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