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pudding-wife

pudding-wife

9.9
A small blue and bronze fish that lives near coral reefs from Florida to Brazil
  • noun
  • US
translation icon : pez pudding-wife
  • The pudding-wife is easily recognized by its vibrant blue and bronze stripes.

Examples

  • The diver spotted a pudding-wife swimming among the coral reefs.

  • Fishermen in the Bahamas often catch the colorful pudding-wife near the shore.

  • The pudding-wife is often found in coral reefs.

  • Have you ever seen a pudding-wife in the wild?

  • Fishermen in the Bahamas often catch the colorful pudding-wife near the shore.

  • The pudding-wife is easily recognized by its vibrant blue and bronze stripes.

  • The diver spotted a pudding-wife swimming among the coral reefs.

Synonyms

Halichoeres radiatus
vspudding-wife
  • Specialized
9.9

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

is the common hyphenated name used in ordinary writing
puddingwife
vspudding-wife
  • US
9.9

A small blue and bronze fish that lives on coral reefs in the western Atlantic

is the same name written with a hyphen in standard form

Surface Forms

pudding-wife singular
pudding-wives plural

Etymology

Pudding-wife likely comes from the English words pudding ('a soft, round food') and wife ('woman'), a way of naming that gives the fish a plump, little-lady image. So the name helps you remember this blue-and-bronze wrasse as a small, rounded, colorful fish.