clownvis

Dutch

Amphiprion ocellaris

Etymology

From clown (“clown”) +‎ vis (“fish”), a calque of English clownfish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɑu̯n.vɪs/

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• Hyphenation: clown‧vis

Noun

clownvis m (plural clownvissen, diminutive clownvisje n)

1. A clownfish; any of various fish of the subfamily Amphiprioninae.

   Synonym: anemoonvis

2. (in particular) common clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris)

Further reading

• clownvis on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl