Filefish (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural (especially collectively) file·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) file·fish·es.
  1. any of several flattened marine fishes of the family Monacanthidae, having an elongated head with a small mouth and small, spiny scales.
  2. a triggerfish.
noun plural -fish or -fishes
  1. any tropical triggerfish, such as Alutera scripta, having a narrow compressed body and a very long dorsal spine
Filefish (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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