"spadefish" meaning in All languages combined

See spadefish on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: spadefish [plural], spadefishes [plural]
Etymology: From spade + fish. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|spade|fish}} spade + fish Head templates: {{en-noun|~|*|+}} spadefish (countable and uncountable, plural spadefish or spadefishes)
  1. Any of several marine fish of the family Ephippidae Wikidata QID: Q637670 Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-spadefish-en-noun-en:Q637670 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Acanthuroid fish, Acipenseriform fish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 29 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 27 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 17 18 Disambiguation of Acanthuroid fish: 70 14 16 Disambiguation of Acipenseriform fish: 70 14 16
  2. Synonym of paddlefish (broad sense). Wikidata QID: Q858011 Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: paddlefish [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-spadefish-en-noun-en:Q858011 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 29 34
  3. Synonym of paddlefish (broad sense).
    Synonym of paddlefish (American sense).
    Wikidata QID: Q827142, Q858011 Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: paddlefish [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-spadefish-en-noun-en:Q8580111 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 29 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: African spadefish (taxonomic: Tripterodon orbis), Atlantic spadefish (taxonomic: Chaetodipterus faber), circular spadefish (taxonomic: Platax orbicularis), golden spadefish (taxonomic: Platax boersii), hump-headed spadefish (taxonomic: Platax batavianus), longfin spadefish (taxonomic: Platax teira), pinnate spadefish (taxonomic: Platax pinnatus), round spadefish (taxonomic: Ephippus orbis)

Inflected forms

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