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filefish

English

Etymology

From file +? fish.

Noun

filefish (countable and uncountable, plural filefishes or filefish)

  1. Any fish of the family Monacanthidae, with very slender bodies.

Synonyms

  • foolfish

Anagrams

  • fishlife

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tilefish

English

Etymology

tile +? fish

Noun

tilefish (plural tilefish or tilefishes)

  1. Mostly small, perciform marine fish in the family Malacanthidae; an important food fish.

Synonyms

  • blanquillo

Hyponyms

Further reading

  • tilefish on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Malacanthidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
  • Malacanthidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

  • filthies

tilefish From the web:

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