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soldierfish

[sohl-jer-fish]

noun

plural

soldierfish ,

plural

soldierfishes .

  1. any of several squirrelfishes of the family Holocentridae.

  2. any of various other brightly colored fishes.

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of soldierfish1

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; so called from its sharp spines and rough scales

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