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Meaning of SPADEFISH

Pronunciation:  'speyd`fish

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters
 
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 Synonyms: angelfish, Chaetodipterus faber
 
 See Also: Chaetodipterus, genus Chaetodipterus, percoid, percoid fish, percoidean

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Spade"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
An American market fish ({Ch[ae]todipterus faber}) common on
the southern coasts; -- called also {angel fish}, {moonfish},
and {porgy}.
 

 

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