filefish Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun narrow flattened warm-water fishes with leathery skin and a long file-like dorsal spine
WordNet
File"fish` noun
Definitions
(Zoöl.) 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.
