"spadefish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spadefishes [plural], spadefish [plural]
Etymology: From spade + fish. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|spade|fish}} spade + fish Head templates: {{en-noun|+|spadefish}} spadefish (plural spadefishes or spadefish)
  1. Any of several marine fish of the family Ephippidae Categories (lifeform): Acanthuroid fish, Acipenseriform fish
    Sense id: en-spadefish-en-noun-CC3f9HJZ Disambiguation of Acanthuroid fish: 65 35 Disambiguation of Acipenseriform fish: 65 35
  2. Polyodon spathula, the paddlefish.
    Sense id: en-spadefish-en-noun-JBVEAYTx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Atlantic spadefish (taxonomic: Chaetodipterus faber), circular spadefish (taxonomic: Platax orbicularis), pinnate spadefish (taxonomic: Platax pinnatus), longfin spadefish (taxonomic: Platax teira), hump-headed spadefish (taxonomic: Platax batavianus), golden spadefish (taxonomic: Platax boersii), round spadefish (taxonomic: Ephippus orbis), African spadefish (taxonomic: Tripterodon orbis)

Inflected forms

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