squamipen Meaning, Definition & Usage

Squam"i*pen noun

Etymology

L. squama a scale + penna a fin: cf. F. squamipenne.

Wordforms

plural Squamipennes

Definitions

1. (Zoöl.) Any one of a group of fishes having the dorsal and anal fins partially covered with scales. ✍ They are compressed and mostly, bright-colored tropical fishes, belonging to Chætodon and allied genera. Many of them are called soral fishes, and angel fishes.