About The Word Filefish

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Filefish

Filefish Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Filefish?
[n] narrow flattened warm-water fishes with leathery skin and a long file-like dorsal spine
Synonyms | Synonyms for Filefish: Related Terms | Find terms related to Filefish: See Also | Balistidae | family Balistidae | leatherfish | leatherjacket | plectognath | plectognath fish Filefish In Webster's Dictionary \File"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
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.
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