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filefish |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Filefish \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: filefish n : narrow flattened warm-water fishes with leathery skin and a long file-like dorsal spine
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