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puddingwife

puddingwife

9.9
A small blue and bronze fish that lives on coral reefs in the western Atlantic
  • noun
  • US
translation icon : pez pudding-wife
  • The vibrant colors of the puddingwife make it a favorite among snorkelers in the Caribbean.

Examples

  • Marine biologists studied several puddingwives along the coral reefs of Florida.

  • Local fishermen sometimes catch puddingwife by mistake while targeting other reef fish.

  • The puddingwife is known for its vibrant colors.

  • Have you ever seen a puddingwife in the ocean?

  • Local fishermen sometimes catch puddingwife by mistake while targeting other reef fish.

  • Marine biologists studied several puddingwives along the coral reefs of Florida.

  • The vibrant colors of the puddingwife make it a favorite among snorkelers in the Caribbean.

Synonyms

pudding-wife
vspuddingwife
  • US
9.9

A small blue and bronze fish that lives near coral reefs from Florida to Brazil

is the identical name written without a hyphen
Halichoeres radiatus
vspuddingwife
  • Specialized
9.9

A small bluish and bronze sea fish found from the Florida Keys to Brazil

is the common name used instead of the scientific term

Surface Forms

puddingwife singular
puddingwives plural

Etymology

Puddingwife is a folk name made from pudding and wife, where pudding suggests 'soft or round' and wife once meant 'woman'. A helpful way to remember the word is to picture a small, friendly reef fish with soft, pudding-like colours, which is the bluish and bronze wrasse called a puddingwife.