- filefish
- noun Date: 1681 any of various small-mouthed bony fishes (family Monacantidae, especially genera Aluterus, Cantherhines, and Monacanthus) with rough granular leathery skin
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Filefish — Planehead filefish Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
filefish — [fīl′fish΄] n. pl. filefish or filefishes (see FISH) any of various fishes (family Balistidae) of the same order (Tetraodontiformes) as the puffer fish, with a compressed body and very small, rough scales … English World dictionary
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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
filefish — /fuyl fish /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) filefish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) filefishes. 1. any of several flattened marine fishes of the family Monacanthidae, having an elongated head with a small mouth and small, spiny… … Universalium
filefish — /ˈfaɪlfɪʃ/ (say fuylfish) noun (plural filefish or filefishes) 1. any of various fishes with rough, granular skin, as Balistoides conspicillum, found in tropical waters of northern Australia. 2. → triggerfish. {file2 + fish1} Usage: For variation …
filefish — pilkoji raguotė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Balistes capriscus angl. common triggerfish; filefish; gray triggerfish rus. курок; серый спинорог ryšiai: platesnis terminas – paprastosios raguotės … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
filefish — noun Any fish of the family , with very slender bodies. Syn: foolfish … Wiktionary
filefish — n. tropical fish that is long and thin … English contemporary dictionary
filefish — noun (plural same or filefishes) a fish with a dorsal spine and rough scales, occurring chiefly in tropical seas. [Family Balistidae: many species.] Origin C18: from file3 (because of its rough skin) … English new terms dictionary
filefish — file•fish [[t]ˈfaɪlˌfɪʃ[/t]] n. pl. (esp. collectively) fish, (esp. for kinds or species) fish•es. ich any of several flattened marine fishes of the family Monacanthidae, having an elongated head and spiny scales • Etymology: 1765–75 … From formal English to slang
