filefish

Noun

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

jack fish grub plectognath leatherjacket oldwife turbot triggerfish foolfish

Hypernyms

plectognath plectognath fish

Hyponyms

leatherjacket leatherfish

Phrases with the word

scrawled filefish broomtail filefish fringed filefish

Derivatives

filefishes

Anagrams

fishlife

Close letter words and terms

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