1 definition found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Squamipen \Squam"i*pen\ (skw[a^]m"[i^]*p[e^]n or skw[=a]"m[i^]-), n.; pl. {Squamipennes} (-p[e^]n"n[=e]z). [L. squama a scale + penna a fin: cf. F. squamipenne.] (Zool.) Any one of a group of fishes having the dorsal and anal fins partially covered with scales. [1913 Webster] Note: They are compressed and mostly, bright-colored tropical fishes, belonging to {Chaetodon} and allied genera. Many of them are called {coral fishes}, and {angel fishes}. [1913 Webster]
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