poisson-clown
French, noun/pwa.sɔ̃.klɔwn/
poisson-clown is spelled P-O-I-S-S-O-N-C-L-O-W-N (12 letters). Poisson-clown is a French masculine noun meaning “clownfish, anemonefish, of subfamily Amphiprioninae” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Petit poisson des lagons et récifs coralliens tropicaux, bariolé de rouge-orange et de blanc rappelant le…”.
What does poisson-clown mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineclownfish, anemonefish, of subfamily Amphiprioninae
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Petit poisson des lagons et récifs coralliens tropicaux, bariolé de rouge-orange et de blanc rappelant le maquillage du clown.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of poisson-clown
- poisson-clowns plural
- poissons-clowns plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce poisson-clown?
- /pwa.sɔ̃.klɔwn/
- \pwa.sɔ̃ klun\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to poisson-clown
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.