filefish - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'filefish' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Filefish

[ n.]

- 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.

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