Dictionary Definition
demoiselle
Noun
2 small brilliantly colored tropical marine
fishes of coral reefs [syn: damselfish]
User Contributed Dictionary
French
Etymology
From *domnicella, diminutive of dominaPronunciation
Derived terms
Extensive Definition
Demoiselle may refer to:
- A species of Damselfly.
- A 1907 Santos Dumont airplane.
- The Demoiselle Crane, Anthropoides virgo.
- Many species of fishes in the family Pomacentridae
of damselfishes, especially:
- The Banded Butterflyfish, Chaetodon striatus
- The New Zealand demoiselle, Chromis dispilus.
- The Brazilian Damsel, Stegastes fuscus.
See also
demoiselle in French:
Demoiselle