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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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]