foolfish

foolfish
/foohl"fish'/, n., pl. foolfishes, (esp. collectively) foolfish.
filefish (def. 1).
[1835-45, Amer.; FOOL1 + FISH]

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  • Foolfish — Fool fish , n. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The orange filefish. See {Filefish}. (b) The winter flounder. See {Flounder}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • foolfish — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : filefish 2. : the eel back flounder or a related fish * * * /foohl fish /, n., pl. foolfishes, (esp. collectively) foolfish. filefish (def. 1). [1835 45, Amer.; FOOL1 + FISH] …   Useful english dictionary

  • foolfish — noun filefish …   Wiktionary

  • Filefish — Planehead filefish Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …   Wikipedia

  • filefish — noun Any fish of the family , with very slender bodies. Syn: foolfish …   Wiktionary

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