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spadefish

(spād′fis̸h′)

any of a family (Ephippidae) of edible, disk-shaped percoid fishes of the Atlantic and Pacific, having sharp-spined fins
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See spadefish in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. spadefish spadefish or spade·fish·es

Any of several marine food fishes of the family Ephippidae, especially Chaetodipterus faber, of the American Atlantic coastal waters, noted for its craving for shellfish.

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Origin: From its shape

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