Where does “butterflyfish” come from?
butterflyfish (English) comes from English Butterfly, from Middle English boterflye, from Old English buterflēoge, from Old English butere, from Proto-West Germanic buterā, from Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτυρον, from Ancient Greek τυρός — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
butterflyfish (English): Any of a group of conspicuous tropical marine...
Definitions
- Any of a group of conspicuous tropical marine...
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