FILEFISHES

FILEFISH

filefish

(noun) narrow flattened warm-water fishes with leathery skin and a long file-like dorsal spine

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

filefishes

plural of filefish

Anagrams

• fleshifies

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FILEFISH

File"fish`, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any plectognath fish of the genera Monacanthus, Alutera, balistes, and allied genera; -- so called on account of the roughly granulated skin, which is sometimes used in place of sandpaper.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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