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filefish

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfaɪlˌfɪʃ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fīl′fish′)

file•fish (fīl′fish′),USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. collectively) -fish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish•es.

Fishany of several flattened marine fishes of the family Monacanthidae, having an elongated head with a small mouth and small, spiny scales.
Fisha triggerfish.

file² + fish 1765–75

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filefish /ˈfaɪlˌfɪʃ/ n ( pl -fish, -fishes)

any tropical triggerfish, such as Alutera scripta, having a narrow compressed body and a very long dorsal spine

Etymology: 18th Century: referring to its file-like scales

'filefish' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

foolfish - leatherfish - plectognath

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