"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 (plural spadefishes or spadefish)
  1. Any of several marine fish of the family Ephippidae
    Sense id: en-spadefish-en-noun-CC3f9HJZ Categories (other): Acanthuroid fish Disambiguation of Acanthuroid fish: 58 42
  2. Polyodon spathula, the American paddlefish.
    Sense id: en-spadefish-en-noun-T9pzjtBs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Acipenseriform fish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82 Disambiguation of Acipenseriform fish: 39 61
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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