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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of several marine fish of the family Ephippidae
2. 2
   deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters wordnet
3. 3
   Polyodon spathula, the American paddlefish.

Synonyms

All synonyms

american paddlefishangelfishchaetodipterus faberduckbill cat

Etymology

From spade + fish.

Related phrases

African spadefishAtlantic spadefishcircular spadefishgolden spadefishhump-headed spadefishlongfin spadefishpinnate spadefishround spadefishpolyodon spathula

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