Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various small, brightly colored marine fishes chiefly of the genus Amphiprion, having a symbiotic relationship with sea anemones.
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- noun Any of
colorful fish of the genera Amphiprion and Premnas native to the Pacific and Indian Ocean, notable for their mutual relationship withsea anemones .
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Examples
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He got us a bottle of vodka and a remote control inflatable clownfish.
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But she said her group has seen similar trends before, including the scouring of oceans for clownfish after the 2003 release of the animated film "Finding Nemo" and the rush to buy Dalmations – that were subsequently dumped at animal shelters – after movies in the Disney franchise "101 Dalmations."
'Year Of The Rabbit' Actually Threatens Furry Animal AP 2011
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I have since upgraded to a 72 gallon “bowfront” with small fish including: blennies, gobies, clownfish, firefish, and black molies that serve as “dither fish”.
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These days, the name Nemo may call up images of an adorable cartoon clownfish but (while Smith has played a cartoon fish before) McG is looking at something a bit more faithful to the original novel, explaining that the charm of the character is in making him both hero and villain.
Will Smith To Go ‘20,000 Leagues Under The Sea’ With McG? » MTV Movies Blog 2009
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But she said her group has seen similar trends before, including the scouring of oceans for clownfish after the 2003 release of the animated film "Finding Nemo" and the rush to buy Dalmations – that were subsequently dumped at animal shelters – after movies in the Disney franchise "101 Dalmations."
'Year Of The Rabbit' Actually Threatens Furry Animal AP 2011
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He has been likened to a tortoise, a hare, an owl, a clownfish and a chameleon, and it all started in a monkey's cage.
Real Madrid find 'Nemo' to their liking as Mesut Ozil settles in well 2011
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To be fair, a remote control inflatable clownfish does sound pretty special …31 mins A frisson of excitement among the away support as Petrov sprints away on an attempted break, only for Palacios to scythe him down from behind.
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A demand for meerkats and clownfish as pets has also been blamed on the success of television ads such as the Compare the Market meerkats campaign and Hollywood films such as Finding Nemo.
Animal charities want Costa Coffee to drop advert that stars monkeys Jamie Doward 2010
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The clownfish plastron necklace, for instance, took 750 hours to produce and has a total of 2,160 individually set stones.
Fashion History With A Twist: The World's Most Enduring Brands 2010
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The clownfish plastron necklace, for instance, took 750 hours to produce and has a total of 2,160 individually set stones.
Fashion History With A Twist: The World's Most Enduring Brands 2010
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