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Noun: filefish  'fI(-u)l,fish
  1. Narrow flattened warm-water fishes with leathery skin and a long file-like dorsal spine

Derived forms: filefishes

Type of: plectognath, plectognath fish

Part of: Balistidae, family Balistidae

Encyclopedia: Filefish