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filefish definition

file·fish (fīl′fis̸h′)

noun pl. filefish -·fish′, filefishes -·fish′es

any of various fishes (family Balistidae) of the same order (Tetraodontiformes) as the puffer fish, with a compressed body and very small, rough scales

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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