file-fish
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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.
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filefish (ˈfaɪlˌfɪʃ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -fish, -fishes | |
| any tropical triggerfish, such as Alutera scripta, having a narrow compressed body and a very long dorsal spine | |
| [C18: referring to its file-like scales] | |
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