spadefish

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noun

Any of several marine fish of the family Ephippidae

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paddlefishangelfishChaetodipterus faber
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Meanings

nounspadefish (countable and uncountable, plural spadefish or spadefishes)

plural spadefishes

  1. countableuncountableAny of several marine fish of the family Ephippidae
  2. countableuncountableSynonym of paddlefish (broad sense).

    Synonyms: paddlefish

    1. countableuncountableSynonym of paddlefish (American sense).

      Synonyms: paddlefish

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of paddlefish (broad sense).

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paddlefish

nounSynonym of paddlefish (American sense).

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paddlefish

More synonyms by meaning

noundeep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters

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angelfishChaetodipterus faber
Broader
percoid fishpercoidpercoidean
Also see
american paddlefishangelfishduckbill catpaddlefish

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From spade + fish.

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APA

spadefish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spadefish

MLA

“spadefish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spadefish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spadefish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spadefish.

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