Added 10 October 2026 damselfish /ˈdæmzəlfɪʃ/ noun Categories: AnimalsObscure Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about damselfish at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs. Origin From damsel + fish. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: demoisellepomacentridpomacentroidpomacanthidfanfishpomatomidpondfishsamaridsalmonoidangelfishbramidmelamphaid Back to today's word