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noun
A fish of the species Zanclus cornutus, a colorful marina tropical fish often kept in aquaria.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: toby
Antonyms: none provided
History
From a supposed reverence Muslims somewhere around the Indo-Pacific (often colloquially called "Moors" by the Europeans) had for the fish.
Across languages
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