Moorish idol

English

a Moorish idol

Etymology

From a popular belief associating Moors with them. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

Moorish idol (plural Moorish idols)

Any fish of the species Zanclus cornutus, a colorful marine tropical fish often kept in aquaria.
Synonym: toby

Translations

Zanclus cornutus

Amharic: please add this translation if you can
Arabic: شُوش‎ m (šūš)
Carolinian: please add this translation if you can
Cebuano: sangguwanding
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Chuukese: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: sarvikala
French: idole mauresque m, idole des Maures m
German: Halfterfisch m
Gilbertese: ibaba, ieniwa, ntibetibe
Hawaiian: kihikihi
Italian: idolo moresco m
Japanese: 角出, ツノダシ (tsunodashi)
Korean: 깃대돔 (gitdaedom)
Kosraean: please add this translation if you can
Mapia: please add this translation if you can
Marshallese: jourur
Mokilese: please add this translation if you can
Mortlockese: please add this translation if you can
Namonuito: please add this translation if you can
Nauruan: please add this translation if you can
Persian: please add this translation if you can
Pingelapese: please add this translation if you can
Pitcairn-Norfolk: Morish aid'l
Pohnpeian: please add this translation if you can
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Pááfang: please add this translation if you can
Satawalese: please add this translation if you can
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Sonsorolese: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: ídolo moro m
Tanapag: please add this translation if you can
Tobian: please add this translation if you can
Ulithian: please add this translation if you can
Woleaian: please add this translation if you can

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